Will Belgium’s planned road vignette leave Flemish drivers doing the sums?
Belgium is preparing a federal road-vignette system priced in reporting at roughly €90 to €125, while Flanders is looking at a redesign of its vehicle tax.
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- HLN reported a Belgian road vignette in the range of €90 to €125.
- Flanders is expected to reform its regional verkeersbelasting alongside the federal vignette debate.
- Vehicle taxes such as the annual road tax and BIV are regional competences in Belgium.
- The CJEU struck down Germany’s compensated passenger-car toll model on 18 June 2019.
The subject is a proposed Belgian federal road vignette, reported by HLN at roughly €90 to €125, and the linked Flemish debate over reforming the regional annual vehicle tax. The named institutions are the federal De Wever government and the Flemish Diependaele government; the key portfolios are federal mobility and climate, Flemish finance, and Flemish mobility.
Background
Belgium has long relied on regional vehicle taxes and fuel-related revenues rather than a passenger-car vignette for ordinary road use. The legal backdrop includes the CJEU’s 2019 rejection of Germany’s passenger-car toll model, which is relevant because it dealt with compensation for domestic drivers that disadvantaged foreign users.
What to do
Drivers should not assume the headline vignette amount equals their net extra cost. The final effect will depend on the regional tax reform, vehicle type, emissions profile, registration status and any exemptions.
Impact
Regional — The impact is strongest in Flanders because the reported vignette is being discussed alongside a Flemish reform of the verkeersbelasting. Flemish drivers will need the final regional tariff tables before they can know whether they gain, lose or break even.
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