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Roadpricing in the Netherlands

Roadpricing in the Netherlands. A story about ups en downs. Wim van Kruiningen. City of Amsterdam Europrice, 2002 December 13th. A historical view over the last 5 years. Cabinet 1998-2002 Cabinet July 2002–October 2002 Cabinet : status in demission now

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Roadpricing in the Netherlands

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  1. Roadpricing in the Netherlands A story about ups en downs

  2. Wim van Kruiningen City of Amsterdam Europrice, 2002 December 13th

  3. A historical view over the last 5 years • Cabinet 1998-2002 • Cabinet July 2002–October 2002 • Cabinet : status in demission now • New expected cabinet: starting after new elections in January 2003

  4. Reasons for Implementation Roadpricing: • Increasing problems as a result of congestion • Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht increasingly inaccessible in the morning rush-hour • National Government plans for implementation of road charges

  5. National traffic and transport planning Intention to implement road charges Cabinet 1998-2002 plans: • Firstly - implementation of road charges (2003) • Later - implementation of mileage tax (2009)

  6. Rush hour charges experiment • No majority in the parliament for the integrated implementation of road charges • In 1999 the Minister receives permission to conduct an experiment in the form of rush hour charges

  7. Executive co-operation • Rush hour charges require co-operation between the various levels of government in the areas to which it will be applied • The administrators of the northern sector of Rim city (including Amsterdam) were prepared to co-operate on this and then present their plans to their councils

  8. Integrated approach Conditions revenues of co-operation: • Not only rush hour charges • Experiments with pay lanes • Investment in the infrastructure: - Regional and city public transport - Regional road network - Rail network (high speed trains) • Public and private joint ventures • Mobility fund

  9. Continuing co-operation between governmental bodies • Agreement laid down in the convenant • Joint responsibility for implementation • Programme management • Joint project office

  10. Changes since June 2001 • Debate in parliament about the system • External IT experts declare that mileage tax can be introduced earlier • Cabinet decided to cancel experiment and begin preparation for implementation of mileage tax • Plea for a fast-track implementation of mileage tax

  11. How does it work? GSM UMTS DSRC Regularly: totall amount + status + ….. + signature Kilometer administration signature

  12. Tax shift: the polluter pays Current Taxes • Weight • Fuel type • Fuel usage (VAT) • Catalogue price of a vehicle • Type of vehicle Roadpricing • Weight • Fuel type • Fuel usage (VAT) • Type of vehicle • Distance • Location • Time Variabilisation: fixed fee per kilometer Differentiation: fee will depending on time and place

  13. Timeline on the Roadpricing project 6/2001 1/2002 1/2003 1/2004 1/2005 1/2006 1/2007 Definition Initiate law Report to parliament Development Report to parliament Production of hard & software law coming into force Implementation operational system on country level Exploitation

  14. Elections and a new Cabinet Period July 2002 – October 2002 • Elections, May 2002 produce great changes in parliament • New coalition in a the new cabinet • Liberals, Christian Democrats and the Fortuyn Party are opponents of mileage tax • Decision to scrap the mileage tax project • Reason : the cabinet let first increase the capacity of the motorways , after that and later on starting Roadpricing

  15. New cabinet resigned in October 2002 • Reason: problems in the coalition with the Fortuyn party • New elections in January 2003

  16. The way forward? • Wait and see exactly what a new cabinet wants • Concentrate effort into implementing the complementary measures listed in the agreements • In preparation a new national transport en traffic plan for the new cabinet • First ideas: is thinking about an approach not more alone Roadpricing on the national motorways but in fixed areas around of in the bigger cities in full co-operation with the local authorities

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