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Romanian Emission Tax Hiked 14%, On Currency Exchange Rate

The tax on vehicle exhaust emissions paid by Romanians when first registering a car is 14.2% higher as of January 1, owing to a different RON-EUR exchange rate set by the European Central Bank: RON4.26 to a euro, compared to RON3.73 to a euro in 2009.
Romanian Emission Tax Hiked 14%, On Currency Exchange Rate
08 ian. 2010, 14:18, English

In 2009, when registering a 3-4-year old Euro 3 car, with a 1,500 cc engine and a 250g CO2/km emission norm, the owner paid RON7,510. As of January 1, 2010, the tax for the same car is RON8,580.

Each year, the foreign exchange rate set on October 1 by the European Central Bank is the rate at which excises, the emission tax and duty on oil from internal production are to be paid.

As of January 1, 2010, owners of cars with Euro 4-compliant engines also pay the emission tax, from which they were so far exempt.