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Toll station in Austria. Such stations would not be necessary in Germany, where the new system would be electronic. (Photo: sanfamedia.com)

German cabinet approves road toll aimed at foreigners

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

The German government on Wednesday (17 December) approved a plan to introduce a road toll expected to have the net effect of only foreign drivers paying the levy.

The move comes despite protests from the EU and neighbouring countries like Austria and the Netherlands,

The federal government expects the new toll system, which will tax drivers electronically, to collect €3.7 billi...

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Toll station in Austria. Such stations would not be necessary in Germany, where the new system would be electronic. (Photo: sanfamedia.com)

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