Šefčovič makes good turn

During his questioning, among other things, his views on user charges on European roads were probed. He replied that he is in favour of paying for infrastructure. According to Šefčovič, flat-rate vignettes are a less useful instrument than road pricing. The latter is more efficient, he said. Incidentally, he stated that he will be vigilant and that any form of discrimination is out of the question. This is bad news for German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who wants to make the ‘PKW Maut’ (user charge for passenger cars and vans) fiscally neutral for Germans, so that only foreigners would pay.