In addition, it eliminated the exemption benefit for some official vehicles, which will mean an extra collection of US$1 million per year.
He Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) established that the rates of the tolls in Uruguay will have two adjustments per year, thus modifying the previous regulation that allowed up to four adjustments, at the discretion of the Executive power.
The new regulations came into force on Tuesday the 2nd, although the new decree was signed on April 23 by the president Luis Lacalle Pou. It also sets changes for official vehicles which, until now, were exonerated. In any case, small vehicles, such as bicycles, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles, as well as agricultural and road machinery, will continue to be exempt.
What official vehicles will pay?
The cars and trucks of the different municipalities, of the ministries and also of public entities must pay the corresponding rate when going through any of the 16 toll booths in the country since last Tuesday, from the new official decree.
For the MTOP, this modification implies a extra collection of about a million dollars a yearaccording to sources from Vialidad to Underlined.
Likewise, official vehicles owned or registered by the MTOP, the Ministry of Public Health and the one of Inside, in addition to those to whom the Executive Power deems appropriate to extend the exemption from payment.
To enjoy the benefit, official vehicles must have, like private ones, a electronic identification device —a tag—; otherwise, tolls will be charged to the license plate.
Regarding bonuses, both for zone 1 delimited by a circumference of up to 10 km in radius centered on the collection point with an 80% bonus or up to 20 km with a 60% discount, they are maintained; extending the benefit with the same conditions for those who live in the surroundings of the post located in Cella Chapel.
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