That is the opinion of the director of De Nederlandsche Bank
As a car enthusiast, it can’t have escaped your notice that really concrete plans are now in effect to achieve the switch to the electric car. In July, a new climate package was presented by the European Commission, stating, for example, that a CO2 tax will be imposed on suppliers of petrol and diesel.
There will be a levy, but petrol prices won’t necessarily rise
You can count on the fuel suppliers passing on this CO2 tax to their customers – after all, the petrol pump is not a charity. According to Olaf Sleijpen, director of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), this does not immediately mean that petrol and diesel in the Netherlands will become much more expensive. That reports ED.
The government would lower Dutch excise duties
Sleijpen believes that the government can choose to lower the existing excise duties in order to avoid ‘double counting’. For the Netherlands, little would change in the price of a liter of pea. Other European countries will therefore be more affected. ‘The Dutch economy can handle this very well and it ensures a more level playing field,’ he says. We are already very curious what the experts think in the reactions on Facebook about the suggestion that the Netherlands will lower taxes.
