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The Swiss vignette doesn't come close to covering the actual cost of the motorways. 10 million vignettes sold, 40 CHF each, ~400M CHF gross revenue. https://w
by barrkel 2y ago
The Swiss vignette doesn't come close to covering the actual cost of the motorways.
10 million vignettes sold, 40 CHF each, ~400M CHF gross revenue.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-digital-highway-sticker/48693860 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/what-you-need-to-know-...
12 billion CHF over 3 years, 4 billion a year, improving current roads and building new roads.
https://lenews.ch/2022/01/28/swiss-government-forecasts-12-billion-francs-spending-on-roads/ https://lenews.ch/2022/01/28/swiss-government-forecasts-12-b...
Of course this includes all public roads, not just motorways, but the point stands: the motorways are not privatized and funded by tolls, the tolls just help a bit. And of course it gets tourists to pay too.