Preliminary assessment of the fourth payment request of Romania

taxes’ structure is such to increase the holding cost for old cars, while the scrapping incentive lowers the financial barrier to replace old vehicles.

Together, these measures influence the car owner’s cost and benefit.

To conclude, the Romanian authorities have adopted legislative measures which cover directly the financial and fiscal incentives. The fiscal incentives complement direct financial incentives schemes, hence should not be considered in isolation, but as a part of a broader policy mix aimed at accelerating the transition to cleaner vehicle fleet. The assessment of compliance was carried out in a comprehensive manner, considering the combined effect of all relevant fiscal and financial incentives.

4. Commission Preliminary Assessment: Satisfactorily fulfilled.

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