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The Ministry of the Environment affirms that only legislators can change the date of entry into force of the law. As planned, the Motor Vehicle Registration Tax Law will take effect on July 1 and will be administered by Regitra.
Swedbank chief economist Nerijus Mačiulis says this tax should not affect those most affected by the crisis or those who may lose income.
“Still, we are talking about newly registered cars, so those who have lost income doubt their economic prospects, they will probably not change the car, they will not buy a new one and they will not be affected by said tax,” said N. Mačiulis.
True, he said, in the current economic context, this tax is likely to increase less than planned.
Sigismund Mauricas, chief economist at Luminor, believes the tax cannot be seen as entirely new, as an attempt was made to introduce it in 2018, but how it will be presented to the public is important, depending on dissatisfaction and consumer confidence in the government. institutions.
“Those high-income people who bought more expensive but powerful cars, their pockets may be empty, but for good purposes, and those with the lowest income are likely to receive other, higher support, ie, child benefits, retirees. , NPD reduction. Well, it will turn out that one hand will give, the other will take, but one person has a choice, they cannot buy a car or buy a greener one that is not on the tax radar “, said Ž Mauricas
According to him, Lithuania will sooner or later have to move in the direction of the introduction of this tax.
At that time, Matas Buzelis, the communication manager of the transport advertising portal autoplius.lt, stated that he did not see the meaning of such a tax at all.
“Even if the economic situation had been better, this measure is too weak to change drivers’ options or encourage cleaner cars. It’s more like an ordinary toll. You need to communicate higher on exactly how the funds raised will be used. : How the money raised will clean up the extremely inert Lithuanian car market, ”he said.
Regitra has informed that the tax will be applied to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles according to the type of fuel and its combinations and CO2 emissions.
It will have to be paid when you register the car for the first time, when you want to register a new or imported car. The fee must also be paid in cases where the driver of the car changes.
The entry into force of this tax was decided in December 2019. It was originally scheduled to take effect in January 2020, then, in early April, its date was postponed to July 1 to give more time to prepare for its administration. .
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