EU parliament questions approval of German car toll plan
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The European Parliament is questioning a decision by the EU's executive to end a standoff with Germany over its plans to introduce a highway toll for passenger cars.
The European Union's Commission argued that Germany's initial plan was discriminatory toward non-German car owners, as it would allow owners of cars registered in Germany to have the toll deducted from their annual vehicle tax bills. Under a compromise announced in December, the toll will now take into account how much any car pollutes the environment.
The 28-nation bloc's Parliament on Wednesday approved a resolution stating that the revised plan still "maintains an indirect discrimination based on nationality."
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It asked the Commission to say why it considered the revised plans sufficient to suspend proceedings against Germany.