How the state makes a new car unaffordable for you

The auto industry is angry. And you should be too. Officials have advised Cabinet to double BPM on new cars in 2025!

An official working group advises the cabinet to intervene vigorously, otherwise the Netherlands will not meet its emissions targets. Therefore, it is recommended to double the BPM of new cars from 2025 and to ban commercial driving with fossil fuels.

Driving becomes unaffordable for people

The RAI Association is absolutely not happy with the proposal. “If the Cabinet decides to penalize petrol-powered cars while not promoting electric vehicles, driving will become unaffordable for many people,” a spokesman said.

Increasing BPM will only slow down the sustainability of the Dutch vehicle fleet, the trade association believes. The Dutch will be driving around in an older and dirtier car for much longer.

It is particularly hard on people on a tight budget

The Bovag states in a statement that the driver is taxed unilaterally. “In 2030, 1.6 billion of the total cost increase of 3.5 billion euros will be borne by motorists, while they account for only 16 percent of CO2 emissions.”

“With this course, people on a budget and people who depend on their car are disproportionately affected,” the organization said.

Bovag should encourage, not punish

Bovag does not consider a fine to be the solution. stimulate. “If you really want to ensure public support, entice people to make the right decisions, not force them out of their cars. People don’t always have a good alternative.”

Availability of affordable public transport

But the civil servants’ committee also thought of that. The advice to the cabinet states that additional measures are needed to keep mobility accessible, such as the good availability of affordable public transport.”

The cabinet has yet to make a decision on accepting the official committee’s recommendations. The above measures are therefore not specified.