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According to data from the Department of Statistics, in February, for the first time in the country, 8.8 thousand. passenger cars, almost 39 percent. less than at the same time last year.
Most registrations – in June
The so-called car registration or pollution tax, the amount of which depends on the type of fuel and carbon dioxide emissions, is paid when the car is first registered.
This fee must be paid when registering a new car for the first time, when importing a vehicle from abroad, as well as when changing drivers or re-registering a car.
The registration fee ranges from 13.5 to 540 euros.
According to the Department of Statistics, the majority of passenger cars in 2020 were registered for the first time before the new tax came into force, in June – 18.5 thousand.
In July, 13.3 thousand cars were registered for the first time, in August – 13.1 thousand, in September – 15.4 thousand, in October – 14.2 thousand, in November – 12.5 thousand, in December – 11 , 6 thousand
2021 In January, only 8.3 thousand were registered for the first time. cars, and in February – 8.8 thousand.
Significantly fewer passenger cars were also registered during the first quarantine than usual. 2020 In March, almost 7 thousand passenger cars were registered for the first time, in April, 7.6 thousand, and in May last year, 11.2 thousand.
Influenced by quarantine
Petras Ignotas, a board member of the Lithuanian Association of Automobile Employers, is convinced that it was the quarantine and restrictions related to companies, and not the introduction of a new tax, that had the greatest impact on the fall of car sales.
According to Ignot, all car dealerships were closed by mid-March, although preparations were made to ensure customer safety. “Our 822-square-meter hall in Vilnius receives an average of 35 visitors a day, or 3.5 people per hour. Thus, a visitor has 235 square meters of space, ”said Tokvila’s chairman of the board.
However, these arguments did not convince the authorities and previously, car showrooms had not been allowed to open. “Because of the closed classrooms, not just 39 percent. Fewer cars were sold, but no taxes were received, ”lamented P. Ignotas.
According to him, new car dealers pay an average of 135-140 million euros a year to the state. euros.
Electrically powered – less
In fact, the number of new cars registered for the first time also decreased in the first months of this year. In February and January, approximately 2.2 thousand of these vehicles were registered. A similar number of new cars were registered in March last year.
For example, in 2020. In December, 4.3 thousand new cars were registered in Lithuania, in November – 4.4 thousand. Most new cars were registered last year in September: 4.8 thousand.
In February, compared to January and previous months, fewer electric cars were registered. 36 of these vehicles were registered for the first time in February and 134 in January.
2020 In December, 115 electric cars were registered for the first time, in November – 118, in October – 127, in September – 123 and in June, 90 electric cars were registered.
The largest number of new electric cars for the first time in Lithuania in 2020 was recorded in July – 61.
2021 37 of these vehicles were registered in January and 15 in February.
By the way, according to the number of cars available, Lithuania is still far behind other countries in the European Union. 2019 1000 In 2016, the population of our country was 466 cars, and, for example, the EU average in 2016. there were 505 cars.
