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Term of the Road Dictionary

road user charge

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Financial and Legal Tools Finance and Procurement Economics and Finance
  • Definition : Funds collected by a public authority or a private operator through indirect and direct levies for road services, normally in the form of fees, tolls or access charges. Note: tolls for instance refer to direct charges that can function like prices (analagous to public utility tariffs). An indirect road user charge could include a surcharge on fuel taxes.
  • Synonyms : road user tax

Straßenbenutzungsgebühr