An amendment to the Vehicle License Tax Act (使用牌照稅法) extends a tax exemption for electric vehicles until 2025 after being passed by the Legislative Yuan yesterday.
Under a revised Article 5 of the act, local governments would exempt electric vehicles (EVs) from the vehicle license tax until the end of December 2025.
The exemption, which was to end on Friday, was first implemented in 2012.
The Executive Yuan approved the amendment on Nov. 4 and referred it to the legislature for review as part of its efforts to keep up with international trends by encouraging the use of electric-powered vehicles, speeding up the
Taipei, Dec. 28 (CNA) An amendment to the Vehicle License Tax Act that extends a tax exemption for electric vehicles (EVs) another four years until Dec. 31, 2025 passed through the Legislative Yuan Tuesday.
Large motor vehicles not equipped with lateral protection devices are to incur fines of NT$12,000 to NT$24,000 after the legislature’s Transportation Committee gave preliminary approval to amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例).
The existing act requires large passenger buses and cargo trucks to have dashboard cameras and auxiliary visual devices.
However, motorcyclists often get entangled in the wheels of large vehicles during collisions, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hung Meng-kai (洪孟楷) said, adding that such accidents happen daily in Taiwan.
As a prevention measure, the amended act would mandate that large buses and trucks have lateral protection devices.
KMT Legislator