From next year, structurally 200 million euros more will be paid in bpm, the tax on the purchase of new cars. This is due to the introduction of a new one emissions test for passenger cars. Bpm is the purchase tax on passenger cars and motorcycles. Since 2013, the tax has been based almost entirely on CO2 emissions. There was a measuring method for this, NEDC, but it has slowly been replaced by the WLTP emission test since September 2017. 

This WLTP emission test gives a fairer picture of the actual CO2 emissions. The consequence of this new system is that the measured CO2 value is therefore also higher. Because the bpm is calculated on these values, the average bpm increases. 

“The ministry has been aware of the results of the KPMG investigation for weeks, but has put everything aside without consultation. Despite all the new facts, the motorist pays the bill again and the car buyer has to dig even deeper into the pouch for a clean, economical new car ”, says Steven van Eijck, chairman of the RAI Association.

In 2016, 1,55 billion euros in bpm - the purchase tax on new cars and motor vehicles - flowed into the treasury, a year later that was already 2 billion euros. Last year, revenues increased to 2,27 billion euros, an increase of 13,5 percent. All in all, the cabinet will collect more than 700 million euros per year in additional purchase tax in a short period of time. 

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