More taxes: The Government will advance to this year the law that will allow urban tolls to be collected

The Government hopes to approve the

this year, a few months ahead of schedule, as revealed on Thursday by the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda,

.

In addition, she has confirmed that the law

, or congestion charges, to polluting vehicles that

that will be mandatory in cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

"

for a second reading soon, after incorporating the contributions and observations of the rest of the ministries. But, in any case,

. We have time within the commitments of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan", said the minister during the presentation of the

, the international congress on sustainable mobility that will take place

at the Fairgrounds IFEMA of Madrid.

“

, and our intention would be to approve it during this year,” insisted the head of Transport, who also confirmed the possibility of municipalities establishing fees or tolls for vehicle access to the center of cities.

"

to charge for circulation in the low emission zones (ZBE)" is foreseen, said the minister.

As Raquel Sánchez clarified, the Sustainable Mobility Law will contemplate the application of urban tolls, but "

for circulation in low emission zones".

"It will be the municipalities that will be able to implement these rates and the law empowers them so that, within the framework of their powers, they can apply them," added the minister, who recalled that

will have to implement

.

"The rest of the municipalities also have the possibility of doing so. The criteria or recommendations to indicate, identify and qualify low-emission zones must be defined," she added.

Global Mobility Call

The minister assured that Madrid will be the

in June, on the occasion of the Global Mobility Call (GMC).

In her opinion, this congress will be

the world and will mark "a before and after" in the transport sector of the urban environment and rural mobility.

Both infrastructure and energy will be "essential" issues to face

, which in turn implies the transformation of mobility patterns.

,

Sánchez extolled the great potential of sustainable mobility, using data such as the fact that autonomous vehicles will exceed an

or that in Spain connectivity, electrification and the electric car will contribute

.

For his part, the president of the executive committee of IFEMA Madrid,

, emphasized that this is the first European mobility fair in which private companies will participate and that its objective is to position Spain as a center of sustainable mobility around the world.

"We have set out to lead the mobility ecosystem, we want to generate business and position Spain as a sustainable mobility hub in the world," said De Los Mozos, who announced that

will hold the honorary presidency of Global Mobility Call.

In addition, he announced that the President of the Government,

, will close the congress, which will also be attended by Raquel Sánchez, as well as the Ministers of Industry,

, and of Ecological Transition,

, together with 220 speakers and representatives of companies such as

, among others.

To put the importance of mobility in context, De Los Mozos cited a report from the Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac) that forecasts a turnover in this sector of

, with

and concentrating

.

"

incorporating essential sectors such as

, the

,

, engineering, strategic consulting, logistics, finance, energy, insurance, technology... and thus to all those who participate internationally in projects focused on the new mobility of people and goods", emphasized De los Mozos.

and

have joined the project ,

and the participation of

is expected .

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