In 2019 the States agreed to develop a distance-charging scheme as a new way of raising revenues from motoring, as more motorists moved from owning older petrol cars to electric vehicles or more fuel-efficient cars.
The revenue-raising investigation was then expanded in 2023 to look at more options, such as fuel duty and paid public parking.
But progress has been slow to the point where both P&R and Environment & Infrastructure are now saying only that any recommendations will be made ‘in due course’.
Deputy de Sausmarez confirmed her committee was working with E&I on transport taxes, which is work that runs alongside the wider scope of tax reform more generally.
‘There are multiple areas which remain under consideration, including distance charging,’ she said.
‘There are a number of outstanding relevant resolutions, but efforts last term didn’t bear fruit as the committees had different views of how they should be prioritised. However, this term both E&I and P&R want to make progress.’
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