transport tax (Q718)

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Includes taxes on transport equipment, motor vehicles and transport services (excluding fuel for transport)
  • taxes on transport
  • transport taxes
  • tax on transport
  • mobility tax
  • mobility taxes
  • road tax
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transport tax
Includes taxes on transport equipment, motor vehicles and transport services (excluding fuel for transport)
  • taxes on transport
  • transport taxes
  • tax on transport
  • mobility tax
  • mobility taxes
  • road tax

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A transport tax (excluding fuel) applies mainly to the ownership and use of vehicles, such as annual road taxes or one-off taxes on vehicle imports or sales. It also includes taxes on other transport equipment, like planes, and services like air passenger duties, provided they meet the definition of environmental taxes. Fuel taxes, however, are classified separately under energy taxes.