cheaper commercial gas oil across the country – Observer

The Government will create discounts for carriers of goods at gas stations in four border areas with Spain in the second half of the year and the scheme be extended to the whole country in 2017, said Monday Eduardo Cabrita .

at the end of a meeting with the associations representing freight companies (ANTRAM and the ANTP) held this afternoon, the Deputy Minister, Eduardo Cabrita, announced that “has closed the agreement on which the boundaries that, experimentally, to test this professional diesel system – Quintanilha, Vilar Formoso Caia and Vila Verde Ficalho. – having earned the full agreement of carriers’ associations “

according to the Minister, this is an experimental measure until the end of the year, it is estimated that it can be extended to all the country’s stations next year, and the Government deliver a bill in parliament in the coming weeks, order to achieve this speed.

in this, “works were developed aiming at the establishment of a professional diesel system applicable to freight transport by vehicles with a tonnage of 35 tons and began the analysis a law project proposals to be submitted to Parliament, which aims to create a professional diesel system from the beginning of 2017, “explained Eduardo Cabrita.

According to him, the goal is to reduce “the tax component for professionals having as scope vehicles over 35 tonnes, the minimum taxation of EUR 0,33 per liter which is established in the Community directive applied, that is, the minimum taxation applied today in Spain eliminating the gap currently existing “.

After the meeting, Pedro Polonius, the National Association of Road Goods Public Transport (ANTRAM), considered that” the extension from three to four [ border posts] is an asset will allow cover not only more companies but also more transport companies. “

Since Márcio Lopes, the National Association of Portuguese carriers (ANTP), expressed his confidence it will be possible to extend these filling stations throughout the territory next year, as member of the executive said, but pointed out that it is for entrepreneurs decide whether to have this scheme or not.

“I believe we get, but also depends a lot on business. Much of the support comes from business “and are they who” have to show if it is what they want to, “he said.

After the meeting, the minister also indicated that, alongside this measure , the hauliers will have a reduction of tolls on former SCUT (motorways at no cost to the user), ie, there will be “a more favorable differential treatment for goods transporters [...] from the summer of this year,” as the minister had said to Lusa on 18 April.

the Government and industry associations reunite to June 27.