Belgium is a small country, known for its beer, chips and impossibly complex political structure. It is much less well known for being the fifth biggest car market in the EU, bigger than the Netherlands and Poland. Why? Belgium’s high tax system rewards workers with an almost tax free right to drive. Offering a luxury car in Belgium is the cheapest pay rise companies can offer, dumping huge numbers of heavily-polluting vehicles onto Belgian streets. But last week the country’s politicians took a major step to address its company car problem by agreeing to make all new company cars electric by 2026. The rest of Europe should take note.
Source: transebvnews