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Bengaluru: Planning To Buy A Second Vehicle? Then Think Twice
The Karnataka state transport department has decided to increase the road tax for the second vehicle owned by a person, no matter if the second one is a two-wheeler or a used vehicle.
According
to
the
state
transport
department,
there
are
over
1.59
crore
vehicles
on
Karnataka
roads,
and
of
these,
60
lakh
are
being
operated
in
Bengaluru
city
alone.
Of
these
60
lakh
vehicles,
75
percent
are
two-wheelers.
To control the increase in the number of vehicles the transport department has proposed amendments to the state government
These amendments are likely to be passed in the legislative assembly council being held during the third week of June.
Confirming this, an official in the department has told The New Indian Express, "Considering the increasing number of vehicles in the state, especially in Bengaluru city, we are proposing amendments to increase the road tax for the second vehicle."
"As it is a state policy, we do not need any clearance or directions from the National Green Tribunal," he added.
The percentage of increase in road tax for the second vehicle has not been decided yet. Rumors suggest the department is proposing 50 percent more for the second vehicle.
The tax will be applicable on the purchase of a used vehicles too. In such cases, the additional tax will be calculated based on the age of the vehicle.