2023-10-29 09:20:00
One of the news that had hit the government in recent months is the mandatory implementation of tolls on roads starting in 2024. The Director General of Traffic, Pere Navarro, already said in July that “by imposition of Brussels” They had to put this payment system on the highways if they wanted to continue receiving European funds. However, an unexpected last-minute twist hplans have changed of both institutions.
???? Pere Navarro, director general DGT [@DGTes]: “Next year, due to the imposition of Brussels, we will have to put tolls”#ElsMatinsTV3
— Els matins TV3 (@elsmatins) July 13, 2023
This issue snuck into the middle of the July 23 election campaign and served as a weapon for opposition parties to criticize the executive. Raquel Sánchez, Minister of Transportation, assured the following: “I want categorically deny that the government is thinking about imposing tolls for the use of roads.” In statements to SER, the minister stated several times that this strategy served to divert attention and referred to the “hypocrisy” of some political formations. Pere Navarro also came out against the accusations and stated that “We all lose” if an agreement is not reached.
Since the PSOE came to government in 2019, there have been liberalized more than 1,000 kilometers of roads as part of the plan to open circulation of public roads. Such important sections stand out as the opening of the A7 between Alicante and Tarragona, the AP4 between Seville and Cádiz or the AP2 that connects Zaragoza with the Mediterranean. Now, after this agreement between the EU and the Government of Spain Steps continue to be taken towards the free highways so desired by drivers to make trips cheaper.
Approval is imminent
The official announcement will be made soon and will put an end to a soap opera that has kept drivers in suspense. They are in luck because they will no longer have to pay more for their car trips. This news comes at a time when gasoline is close to €1.80/l with a very uncertain future. Thanks to the agreement with Brussels, the executive has managed to stop this law, putting an end to weeks of uncertainty and misgivings among automobile groups regarding the possible implementation of tolls on all roads.
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This measure will be replaced by other environmental and energy saving alternatives with which aims to promote public transport, especially the train. The Ministry intends to create a new rail transport network to encourage the use of this more ecological means of transport. In addition, it is also proposed to continue with more aid for passenger travel. Also railway fees will be subsidized for the transportation of products for at least five years.
As the weeks go by, more details about this agreement will become known and the Government’s new transport proposals will also be announced.
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