Berlin Decides on Green Car Tax
Deutsche Welle, 12 Jun 2008Germany's coalition government has agreed on plans to tax new vehicles based on how much they pollute rather than engine size in a bid to encourage the production of greener cars.
Under the accord between Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, who have been in an acrimonious "grand coalition" since 2005, the tax on new cars will take effect in 2010.
It will be paid into the coffers of the federal government in Berlin, as opposed to those of the nation's 16 states, senior officials from the two parties said as they announced the deal on Thursday, June 12.
Berlin will then pay the states about 8. ... Read full article