Belastingverhoging oldtimers: “Nieuwe pestmaatregel!”
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Het Vlaams Belang kant zich tegen de beslissing van de Vlaamse Regering om de jaarlijkse verkeersbelasting voor oldtimers te verhogen met meer dan 160%. “De oldtimers werden al slachtoffer van de LEZ-regels en de verplichte autokeuring en krijgen nu alweer een slag in het gezicht”, zegt Vlaams Parlementslid Bart Claes. Bij het debat over de Vlaamse Septemberverklaring in het kader waarvan de maatregel werd aangekondigd, veroordeelde fractieleider Chris Janssens de belastingverhoging in scherpe bewoordingen.
Nu betalen oldtimers 38 euro per jaar aan forfaitaire verkeersbelasting waartegenover staat dat zij hun wagen maar beperkt mogen gebruiken. Maar dit zal - als het van regering Jambon afhangt - straks oplopen tot zo’n 100 euro per jaar. Zo besliste de regering binnen haar besparingsoperatie. Net zoals het Vlaams Belang vindt ook de Belgian Historic Vehicle Association (BEHVA) en actiegroep Red De Oldtimer, organisaties die zich inzetten voor oldtimers, deze beslissing - die niet werd overlegd met de sector - onaanvaardbaar. Als overleg met de regering niets oplevert, sluit de organisatie "eventuele acties" niet uit.
“Er is er geen enkele reden om ons rijdend erfgoed plots zo zwaar te belasten”
In Vlaanderen zijn er meer dan 115.000 oldtimers die nu dus allemaal worden getroffen. Gemiddeld rijden ze amper 1.160 km per jaar. “De Vlaamse regering houdt blijkbaar niet van oldtimers. Niet alleen worden ze nog steeds gepest door hen botweg de toegang te ontzeggen tot de lage-emissiezones (LEZ’s), alhoewel er met die wagens maar sporadisch gereden wordt en ze best wel een meerwaarde zijn in ons straatbeeld. En nu spitst u hen nog eens een forse verhoging van hun verkeersbelasting in de maag. Ik wil u oproepen om ons rijdend cultureel patrimonium met rust te laten, Vlaamse regering”, zei Janssens in het Vlaams Parlement.
Ondanks herhaalde pleidooien van onze partij in het Vlaams Parlement - daarin gevolgd door sommige andere partijen - werkte de regering nog steeds geen regeling uit om oldtimers vrije toegang te verlenen tot de LEZ’s. Momenteel kunnen ze enkel toegang verkrijgen mits aanschaf van een dure dagpas. Het Vlaams Belang diende recent daarom zelf dan maar een voorstel van decreet in om dat mogelijk te maken. “België is al Europees leider in het belasten van de voertuigen”, stelt Vlaams Parlementslid Bart Claes. “De regeringen moeten er mee ophouden automobilisten - ook oldtimers - te beschouwen als financiële melkkoeien.”