Road user charges pay for maintenance, and Taranaki is already battling to get its share, Councillor Matthew McDonald, chair of the Regional Transport Committee, says. Taranaki transport bosses have given their support to a review of road user charges, but do not believe they should be used to fund climate change and emissions reduction. Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport has asked the Taranaki Regional Council's transport committee to submit on its discussion document, Driving Change: Reviewing The Road User Charges System. However, “funding for climate change and emissions reduction should be collected through mechanisms other than road user charges”. The committee also supported ending electric vehicles’ exemption from road user charges in 2024.

Source: Stuff May 30, 2022 19:51 UTC