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New taxes on the backs of the population must be rejected”
The automobile importers working group also warns of new tax increases for drivers and industry. His spokesman Günther Kerle emphasizes that Austrian drivers already pay much more than those in most other EU countries.
New taxes on the backs of the population must be rejected”
“Austria is already one of the highest taxed countries in the automotive sector within the EU,” said Günther Kerle, spokesman for Austrian automobile importers. "The Austrian driver pays many times more for motorized individual mobility than is the case in many other countries. These include mineral oil tax, various tolls, benefits in kind, and a lack of depreciation options. In particular, the standard consumption tax, which is unique in this form, and the above-average motor-related insurance tax. Both taxes that were actually ecologized for the last time last year. But the NoVA is now again from July 1st In 2021 there will be a tightening, for the first time massively for light commercial vehicles, which actually serve as operating resources for companies and for which there are largely no alternatives yet.”
"New taxes on the backs of the population should be rejected in any case, especially those that automatically become more stringent, as is now being considered with the mineral oil tax and the natural gas levy. The automotive industry is taking climate change seriously and is emphatically switching to clean drive technologies," Kerle makes clear.
"That's why it makes more sense to continue to rely on incentives. In Austria, the number of newly registered electrified vehicles is continuously increasing, which is particularly due to the purchase incentives and the tax advantages when purchasing an electric car. However, it is clear that there will still be a market for combustion engines, especially in the commercial vehicle sector, but also in the entire fleet. Experts estimate that by 2030 around half of the European vehicle fleet will be electrified “But the other half will still be operated with combustion engines,” says Kerle.
Measures with a sense of proportion
The automotive industry itself cannot tolerate any further burdens. It still represents one of the largest and most important economic sectors in Austria. In a long-term view, however, precisely its products, namely the automobile as a necessary means of maintaining individual mobility, were exposed to at least one tax increase every year. "However, any further tax increase increases the risk that this important sector of the economy will be further weakened and numerous jobs will be lost," warns Kerle and concludes: "We are clearly committed to the necessary climate and environmental protection measures. But they must be targeted and moderate."