Switzerland: increases LSVA tariffs
Switzerland will raise the tariffs of the Leistungsabhängige Schwerverkehrsabgabe (LSVA). as of 1 January 2005. This is the toll on freight carriages in and through Switzerland. The increase becomes effective with raising the maximum train weight of 34 ton to 40 ton. The LSVA is related to the train weight, the type of engine (Euro-0, -1, -2, -3, -4 or -5) in the truck and the number of kilometres driven in Switzerland.
For a truck with a Euro-0 or -1 engine with a train weight of 40 tons which drives 300 km in Switzerland, a toll is imposed of 2.88 "rap" for each ton of weight a km, in total 346 Swiss francs (approximately 232 euro). For a truck with a Euro-2 engines this is 2.52 "rap" for each ton of weight for 300 km, in total 302 francs (approximately 202 Euro). For one truck with a Euro-3, -4 or -5 engine the cost will come to 2.15 "rap". This is 258 Swiss francs (approximately 173 euro) for each ton of weight for 300 km.
