Amendment not adopted
The House of Representatives is not going along with a plan to abolish the MRB exemption for old-timers by 2023. Classic cyclists escape the dance for the second time in about ten years.
The exemption from motor vehicle tax for old-timers (cars of 40 years and older) has again been discussed in the House of Representatives. Senna Maatoug (GroenLinks) and Henk Nijboer (PvdA) argued for the abolition of this exemption in the coming year. Laurens Dassen (Volt) eventually agreed. However, this amendment was rejected this week, so old-timers will remain exempt from mrb for the time being.
About ten years ago, the exemption was also discussed. Then in 2014 the rules were adjusted and the so-called ‘transitional arrangement’ was created. As a result, nowadays cars up to 40 years old are paid MRB, where previously cars of 25 years or older were completely exempt from MRB.
The ANWB, Bovag, KNAC and FEHAC have made a case for rejecting this amendment. Said emphasized, among other things, the importance of the ‘mobile heritage’ in the Netherlands, the removal of the MRB exemption would be an ‘impairment of the national heritage’. It also appeared earlier when the MRB rules were tightened that the expected additional income from MRB was disappointing, it was emphasized. However, the consequences for classic car owners and clubs were significant.
.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl