The Indian government has introduced an additional ‘green’ tax on car sales to help the country combat its notoriously high levels of air pollution and congestion. New passenger vehicles will have a sales levy of up to 4 percent. The government wants to use the money to get older highly polluting cars off the road and to stimulate the production of hybrid and wholly electric cars. With the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers predicting passenger vehicles annual sales will rise between 6 and 8 percent, the new tax will help spur the desperately needed transition to green cars in India.
India slaps levy on new car sales in fight against pollution and congestion
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