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No pollution tax has been collected for some of the luxurious and expensive cars purchased by registered companies this year, as their carbon dioxide (CO2) content did not exceed 130 grams per kilometer, and 109,000 vehicles were paid for vehicles that exceeded this limit. of which there were almost 830. or about 132 EUR each.
According to Regitra, the companies registered 954 cars worth 50,000 in their own name this year. euros and more.
Emilija Bardauskienė, representative of the company’s Communication Department, told BNS that 128 of them were not subject to tax.
“Another part of the cars – 826 – exceeded the allowable CO2 limit, so the tax was applied to them,” said E. Bardauskienė.
In mid-May, Mykolas Majauskas, chairman of the Seimas Budget and Finance Committee, announced that many luxury cars were bought this year by companies that received state support due to the coronavirus crisis, used for personal purposes and profit reduction depreciation tax. and maintenance costs.
A total of 19.6 thousand cars were registered in Lithuania in January, 20.7 thousand in February, 28.3 thousand in March and 33.9 thousand in April. transport.
In January, the automobile pollution tax collected 1.93 million. 2.06 million euros in February. 2.67 million euros in March. 3.17 million euros in April. euros. May data is not yet available.
Last year, an average of almost 2.6 million items were budgeted each month. Euro car pollution tax.
The polluting vehicle tax is valid in Lithuania from July 2020. The center-right government has committed to reviewing the car tax. Environment Minister Simon Gentville has said the best “standard” would be a global carbon tax.
Vehicle registration tax is now paid when CO2 emissions exceed 130 grams per kilometer. Depending on the CO2 emissions and the type of fuel, the tax can range between € 13 and € 510.
