Federal Law Concerning a Fee on Heavy Goods Vehicles

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Federal Heavy Vehicle Fee Act adopted

Federal Heavy Vehicle Fee Ordinance issued

Freight transport is subject to the heavy vehicle fee (HVF). In 2008 it was levelled off at CHF0.0275 (USD0.0287)/tonne/km. &nbsp; &nbsp;It differentiates according to three aspects: &nbsp;? Distance travelled in Switzerland &nbsp;? Gross weight &nbsp;? Pollution intensity of the vehicle based on EURO classes/ emission standards &nbsp;It applies to road vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and aims at internalising the external costs of road transport, especially goods in transit through Switzerland. &nbsp; &nbsp;The revenue is shared between the cantons (1/3) and the federal government (2/3). While the cantons predominantly use the revenues as compensation for road costs they incur, the revenues attributed to the federal government are invested into rail transport projects such as Rail 2000, New Transalpine Rail Routes (NEAT), links to the European high-speed network and rail noise control programmes.