The fee proposed by the Transport Ministry to
be levied on personal vehicle users will not be applied this year, since a
roadmap is necessary for such a fee, Transport Minister Dinh La Thang has said.
“I
confirm that the fee will not be collected this year since the implementation
of the fee must undergo a process,” the minister said when replying to
questions from the media on the issue at a press conference of the Government’s
Office yesterday.
“The
media has commented on three kinds of fees: a road maintenance fee, a fee on
personal road vehicle users, and a fee on cars that enter cities’ downtown in
rush hour. Of the fees, the first will be collected from June 1, 2012, while
for the two others, [which are collectively the “fee for limiting personal
vehicle use”], the ministry has yet to propose the timing for them given that
the economy remains troubled, Thang said.
“The
fee rate on cars is planned to be VND20-50 million (US$960-2,400) per year, but
after receiving feedback from the public, we have divided the fee into several
levels, including VND10 million, VND15 million, VND20 million per year and so
on”, the minister told Tuoi Tre.
“With
the number of cars on the road now estimated at 600,000, the total revenue will
be VND12 -15 trillion per year”.
As for
motorbikes, the fee will be collected only in five localities: Hanoi, HCMC, Da
Nang, Hai Phong and Can Tho. The People’s Committees and People’s Councils of
those cities will be assigned to decide on fee rates and the collection
methods, Thang said.
The
ministry has submitted a roadmap for the two fees to the Government, which will
consider the subject before referring it to the National Assembly’s Standing
Committee for approval.
“We
will also implement the Government’s instructions regarding the collection of
public opinion on the fees. It is our responsibility to perfect the fee
project,” Thang said.
When
asked why the ministry has chosen the levying of the fees while the NA has
brought forward several measures related to improving the traffic situation,
Thang said the proposed fees are only one of a series of measures the ministry
and relevant agencies will have to take uniformly to strengthen traffic safety
and ease congestion.
Such
fees will only exist for a certain period, and once the country becomes an
industrialized nation by 2020 the fees on personal vehicles may be abolished,
since the traffic infrastructure at that time will be better than present,
facilitating the use of cars as well as other means of transport.
TUOI
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