boem@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoLondon’s latest effort to clear bad air is contested but necessary: The scheme obliges drivers of the most polluting vehicles inside the ultra-low emission zones to pay £12.50 ($16) a day.www.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkLondon’s latest effort to clear bad air is contested but necessary: The scheme obliges drivers of the most polluting vehicles inside the ultra-low emission zones to pay £12.50 ($16) a day.www.economist.comboem@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareGissaMittJobblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year agoGiven that money from congestion taxes most often go to fund public transportation, which poorer people use to a larger extent, this is not a law against the poor.
Given that money from congestion taxes most often go to fund public transportation, which poorer people use to a larger extent, this is not a law against the poor.