Revenue from green tax will be kept in a separate account. This amount will be used to get rid of the problem of pollution.
Green Tax On Vehicles: The government is preparing to impose a green tax on old vehicles soon i.e. to curb pollution and protect the environment. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has given information about this.
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The ministry said that strong hybrids, electric vehicles and vehicles running on flools like CNG, ethanol and LPG will be excluded from this tax. Tax collection from other vehicles will be used to reduce pollution.
Ministry Approves Green Tax
The ministry said that Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved the proposal to impose a green tax on the old vehicles that are causing pollution. Now it will be sent to the states for consultation before the final notification.
Under the proposal, green tax can be charged at the rate of 10 to 25 percent of road tax at the time of renewal of fitness certificate on transport vehicles older than eight years.50% of road tax Green tax and road tax
At the time of renewal of the registration certificate after 15 years, green tax will be levied on private vehicles. Public transport vehicles like city buses will be charged green tax at a lower rate. Highly polluted cities such as Delhi and Mumbai may attract higher taxes on registered vehicles, which can be up to fifty percent of the road tax. Different taxes can be levied depending on the type of vehicle and type of fuel.
These vehicles will not Green Tax (exemptions Green Tax)
strong hybrid (Strong hybrids), electric vehicles and CNG, to go with the traffic plying on fuel such as ethanol and LPG used in agricultural tractors (tractor), harvesters and tillers Vehicles will also be kept out of this tax.
According to the ministry, the revenue received from the green tax will be kept in a separate account. This amount will be used to get rid of the problem of pollution.
