Increase in parking fees, required by district mayors. How much will the people of Bucharest pay?



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Increase in parking fees, required by district mayors. The mayors of the sector proposed to the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest (CGMB) a substantial increase in parking fees. Mayors believe that the responsibility of owning a car should be accompanied by a proper contribution to the budgets of local authorities. According to the mayors, the contribution will allow the development of decent parking services, according to Agerpres.

Increase in parking fees, required by district mayors. Rates between 300-600 lei per year for Bucharest residents, depending on the area

“Today we signed, together with all the mayors of the sector, a letter requesting the General Council to consider increasing parking fees to the level discussed above. 600 lei zone A, 500 lei zone B, 400 lei zone C, 300 lei zone D. We can no longer rent the public space, from everyone, for nothing, “declared the mayor of Sector 2, Radu Mihaiu, on Wednesday on Facebook. Currently, parking spaces cost from a few tens of lei per year up to a maximum of 120-130 lei.

Its publication is accompanied by a document addressed to the CGMB on this subject. The mayors of the sector recall that, at present, a draft decision is in public debate, at the level of the Bucharest City Council. The project aims to establish local tax and fee levels in Bucharest from 2022.

“The current tax is well below the tax level in the capitals of the European Union”

“In response to the needs of the communities we represent, we intend to actively participate in the search for solutions. And carry out projects to free sidewalks and green spaces from cars. We systematize residential parking lots in our city through the construction of parking lots. Especially vertically, smart parking. And, when space permits, parking at the main entrances of Bucharest. This requires financing, so that the responsibility of owning a car is accompanied by a correct contribution to the budgets of the sectoral boards Let us develop decent parking services. The current tax is well below the taxes in the capitals of the European Union, “says the letter.

The district mayors propose that CGMB approve the residential parking rate increase. The amounts foreseen are between 300 lei per year in zone D, 400 lei per year in zone C. 500 lei per year in zone B and 600 lei per year in zone A.

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