"Price of buying a new car rising sharply because of new bpm rates"

And this was not agreed according to Bovag and RAI. Former state secretary Wiebes had promised in 2016 that new CO2 measures would have no consequence on the purchase tax (bpm) on new cars. The number of revolutions per minute would be adjusted as it became more expensive for motorists.

The department has a comment on this subject. "The Secretary of State for Finance has promised the lower house not to let the total yield in bpm increase thanks to the new method of testing CO2," according to a spokesman.

Comparison of apples with pears

Earlier this year, the ministry asked TNO to investigate the consequences of stricter CO2 measurements. In a first interim report, Secretary of State Snel concludes that the total income in bpm has not increased due to the new measurement method. This is an interim report and the final report for May is based on more data.

The study does not compare models, unlike Bovag, because according to the department, apples are often compared to pears. Many models have been modified in the meantime. They are looking at total income.

According to the department, this does not necessarily have to do with the new measures. For example, if more cars are sold or people opt for polluting cars, the total revenue in bpm also increases. to respond to the measurements. In addition, over the past period, car dealers have built up large inventories of cars tested with old CO2 measurements and therefore often have a more favorable bpm rate.

Many car dealers also announce cars with a good bpm. -target are sold. But according to RAI and Bovag, this does not prevent people from paying more for the same model as before. Thus, branch organizations are hoping that Secretary of State Snel will further adjust the bpm rates.