Ecotaxe for lorries is to bring additional money into the coffers

  On 1 October, France is introducing the so-called Ecotaxe. This ecological tax with the impressive-sounding name Taxe Nationale Poids Lourd, Ecotaxe for short, applies to every commercial vehicle registered in France or abroad with a permitted total weight above 3.5 tonnes. As the specialist Internet portal eurotransport.de reports, the tax amounts to between 0.025 …