The government is brewing the introduction of auto sewage charges

On September 10, Li Zuojun, deputy director of the Research Institute of Resources and Environment of the State Council Development Research Center, stated at the 2012 China New Energy Automobile Technology Innovation and Cooperation Forum that the government is levying sewage charges on cars. It is currently in the stage of demonstration and is expected to Implemented after the 18th National Congress.

According to Li Zuojun, the policy of collecting automobile sewage charges is likely to be piloted first-line cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Shenzhen, and gradually promoted across the country. Earlier, Xu Wei, deputy director of the Shenzhen Traffic Police Bureau and spokesman for the press, also stated that in order to control the excessive growth of car ownership, the promotion of new energy vehicles was decided in accordance with the “Shenzhen Environmental Quality Improvement Action Plan” announced by the Shenzhen government. Before the end of 2012, research and development will be conducted to collect sewage charges according to the displacement of conventional fuel vehicles.

According to industry sources, the formulation of a levy for automobile sewage charges is likely to be levied on the same basis as the vehicle and vessel tax, ie, displacement is 1.0 or less, 1.1 to 2.0, 2.1 to 3.0, 3.1 to 4.0, or 4.1 to 5.0, respectively. The collection of taxes and fees.

It is a very sensitive topic for all sectors of society to collect how to levied sewage charges on vehicles, especially after Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen have imposed restrictions on restrictions and whether purchases of sewage charges should be levied and how collection has become a hot topic in society.

Luo Lei, deputy secretary-general of the China Automobile Dealers Association, believes that there are two important reasons why the state collects automobile sewage charges. First, it can speed up the popularization of new energy vehicles. Second, it can solve the problems of congestion and exhaust pollution in first-tier cities. “At present, the number of vehicle ownership in Beijing has exceeded 5 million, and the emission of vehicle exhaust has become the culprit of PM2.5 in Beijing.” Luo Lei said.

Although the collection of vehicle sewage charges is of great significance, Luo Lei believes that it cannot be rushed and it is necessary to establish fair and reasonable standards for collection. "The vehicle sewage charge is levied according to the displacement. There is a great controversy. The time and distance of use for each person's vehicle are different. Therefore, the impact on city congestion and air pollution is also different. It is like a one-size-fits-all-distribution collection and everyone has to pay. The same cost, there is no fairness." Luo Lei suggested that the vehicle sewage charges should be included in the fuel costs, according to the frequency and frequency of refueling charge accordingly.

Ma Chunping, director of public relations at FAW Toyota, believes that the calculation of the pollution rate of cars to the atmosphere by displacement is very unreasonable. She cited the Prius as an example: "The Prius has a displacement of 1.8L, but it is a hybrid electric vehicle driven by the oil. The actual pollution to the atmosphere is even smaller than the 1.4L conventional car, if it is simply based on displacement. Pollution fees are not fair to consumers of hybrid vehicles."