EU transport ministers have hammered out a joint policy on road tolls for trucks on Thursday (21 April), ending a two-year deadlock.
At their meeting in Luxembourg, the ministers extended the scope of currently applied road tolls: they will now be imposed on lorries of 3.5 tonnes rather than 12 tonnes, and apply for all roads, not just motorways.
Member states will be allowed to vary tolls according to the truck's size, weight and environmental impact, while the revenues will be ...
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