Germany to raise taxes on high-emission cars for climate change

Germany's motor vehicle tax for new high-emissions vehicles is set to rise starting 2021, the Cabinet agreed on Friday. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz pushed forth the changes, saying they would likely result in a slight increase in revenue for the state in the short term.

Scholz noted that the goal was to have less high-emitting vehicles in the future and that if this was reached then "the state will have a considerable loss of revenue." But the finance minister added that this would nevertheless be "a wonderful thing."

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