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| Author: | Johnsson, R. |
| Title: | Road wear and the kilometre charge: a computable general equilibrium analysis |
| Journal: | Journal of Transport, Economics and Policy
2005 : JAN, VOL. 39:1, p. 53-74 |
| Index terms: | road transport Sweden transport costs |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article explores the effects of re-introduction of distance-related charge on heavy trucks in Sweden. the kilometre charge is set to cover the annual road maintenance costs and is calculated for 10 different truck and trailer configurations. Three scenarios are simulated in a CGE model os Sweden: (i) the charge alone is imposed; (ii) the charge is imposed while the sum of the annual Eurovignette charge and the annual vehicle tax is lowered to the minimum level set by the European Union; and (iii) as in the former but with twice the level of the kilometre charge. The results suggest that the charge leads to significantly reduced road wear although it appears that most of the reduction stems from reduced trucking activity and not from substitution toward less damaging trucks. |
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