Car toll in its current form is off table, but discussion needs to go on, German minister says

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18/06/2019 11:44

BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Germany will accept and
immediately implement the EU top court decision that a planned
highway toll for cars breaches European law, Germany's transport
minister said on Tuesday, but he added that the political
discussion on the issue would continue.
    Asked whether Berlin is planning a new push to introduce a
toll on users of Germany's highly frequented highways, Andreas
Scheuer said: "It's much too early to say this today." He added
a task force would now look into possible alternatives.
    The European Court of Justice earlier on Tuesday backed a
challenge from Austria, which said Berlin's plan to put the
economic burden of the toll on drivers from EU countries while
giving German car owners a tax relief over the same amount, was
discrimination.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N23P1KJ 

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