RSSIn line with a new proposal, the local municipality Budapest, the Hungarian capital, will be able to collect a congestion charge from motorists for using its roads. The bill enables the introduction of variable charges for different kinds of vehicles and zones in the city.
Istvan Tarlos, mayor of Budapest, has said that motorists entering the city centre would be required to pay a one-off congestion charge of between US$1.70 and $2.00. However, the borders of the planned congestion zone are still under dispute. Tarlos has added that the charge will not apply to the whole of Budapest.
The introduction of the congestion charge is in line with an agreement signed with the European Commission on financing Budapest's Metro 4 underground construction project and with the government's Kalman Szell structural reform plan.
Istvan Tarlos, mayor of Budapest, has said that motorists entering the city centre would be required to pay a one-off congestion charge of between US$1.70 and $2.00. However, the borders of the planned congestion zone are still under dispute. Tarlos has added that the charge will not apply to the whole of Budapest.
The introduction of the congestion charge is in line with an agreement signed with the European Commission on financing Budapest's Metro 4 underground construction project and with the government's Kalman Szell structural reform plan.
