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It's high enough that people are driving dirty old beaters instead of something newer that pollutes less. You could probably make an argument that it does more
by jm4 7y ago
It's high enough that people are driving dirty old beaters instead of something newer that pollutes less. You could probably make an argument that it does more harm than good. I think they also have VAT or it's coming soon. There have been protests about it since late last year. A couple weeks ago they were at it again and truckers clogged all the roads going 1 kmh.
- Voloskaya 7y agoWhat are you even talking about? VAT has existed in France for decades. The 20% tax has nothing to do with cars, its just the regular VAT you pay on any transformed good. People driving old cars also paid VAT when they bought it (it might have been closer to 17% back in the time). And finally the yellow vest movement has nothing to do with VAT.
- jm4 7y agoPretty sure you are missing something. We are talking about Costa Rica, not France. There have been protests in Costa Rica about a new tax. Truckers have been clogging up the roads. Costa Rica has high taxes specifically on cars. It’s a car import tax and every new car has to be imported. Someone there told me 20%, but a quick search looks like it’s 45-85%. Whatever it is, the result is most people are driving around in old cars that have higher emissions than newer cars. A lot of the stuff on the road is over 20 years old.
- Voloskaya 7y agoApologies, I was 100% wrong :)
- mrep 7y agoI'm guessing it has more to do with the fact that the average person's yearly salary is around $9,000 [0]. At that salary, it'd take over 2 years of pure saving just to afford a toyota corolla. [0]: https://alittleadrift.com/cost-of-living/costa-rica/ https://alittleadrift.com/cost-of-living/costa-rica/