Set up from January 1, the weight penalty will apply to all vehicles exceeding 1,800 kilos. We explain to you.
If there is one measure that has made a lot of talk about it, it is this one. Requested by Barbara Pompili, current minister of ecological transition, the weight penalty was first rejected, before being finally adopted a little later by the deputies. What provoke the discontent of motorists but also associations, denouncing yet another tax. This then aims to ” stop this heavy vehicle frenzy “In the words of Barbara Pompili, who considers that SUVs, particularly targeted by this measure occupy” more public space, therefore creates more congestion and, above all, causes more serious accidents for pedestrians and cyclists ».
How it works ?
Concretely, all vehicles whose weight exceeds the 1 800 kilos will be subject to this new penalty by weight, up to € 10 per additional kilo. Of course, this tax will be cumulative with the others, and in particular the ecological penalty, which will also increase in 2022. Like the latter, the weight penalty could also see its scale evolve, with a ceiling modeled on the related tax. to CO2. It will therefore be € 40,000 next year, before rising to 50,000 in 2023. New vehicles but also imported vehicles will be affected, with nevertheless a reduction of 10% per year for cars over six months old.
What exemptions?
However, there will be some exceptions, especially for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which will not be affected by this weight penalty, as will hydrogen models and equipped for people with reduced mobility. Exemptions are also provided for large families, with a reduction of 200 kilos per child from the 3rd dependent. Finally, professionals will only be taxed from 2.2 tonnes if the vehicle has at least eight seats.
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Set up from January 1, the weight penalty will apply to all vehicles exceeding 1,800 kilos. We explain to you.
If there is one measure that has made a lot of talk about it, it is this one. Requested by Barbara Pompili, current minister of ecological transition, the weight penalty was first rejected, before being finally adopted a little later by the deputies. What provoke the discontent of motorists but also associations, denouncing yet another tax. This then aims to ” stop this heavy vehicle frenzy “In the words of Barbara Pompili, who considers that SUVs, particularly targeted by this measure occupy” more public space, therefore creates more congestion and, above all, causes more serious accidents for pedestrians and cyclists ».
How it works ?
Concretely, all vehicles whose weight exceeds the 1 800 kilos will be subject to this new penalty by weight, up to € 10 per additional kilo. Of course, this tax will be cumulative with the others, and in particular the ecological penalty, which will also increase in 2022. Like the latter, the weight penalty could also see its scale evolve, with a ceiling modeled on the related tax. to CO2. It will therefore be € 40,000 next year, before rising to 50,000 in 2023. New vehicles but also imported vehicles will be affected, with nevertheless a reduction of 10% per year for cars over six months old.
What exemptions?
However, there will be some exceptions, especially for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which will not be affected by this weight penalty, as will hydrogen models and equipped for people with reduced mobility. Exemptions are also provided for large families, with a reduction of 200 kilos per child from the 3rd dependent. Finally, professionals will only be taxed from 2.2 tonnes if the vehicle has at least eight seats.
Also read on Auto-Moto.com:
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