A NEW PHILOSOPHY ON THE COVERAGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS

In a previous paper (PTI 1996/5) various conclusions were presented regarding infrastructure charges, the ultimate conclusion being that "the issue of infrastructure charges cannot be disassociated from that of infrastructure funding, and that, as a result, the expected revenue from infrastructure charges depends on a political decision". The reform in France, introduced by law of 12 February 1997 and by decrees dated 5 May 1997, takes this principle to its logical conclusion with the French Government introducing a two-year freeze on the levels of charges, at 5.85 and 6 GF respectively. This equates to making the taxpayer pay something like 25 to 26 GF a year in infrastructure charges, or twice what used to be covered by State subsidies for SNCF.

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• Authors:
  • Azema, D
• Publication Date: 1998-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Finance; Infrastructure; Railroad transportation; Revenues; User charges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial sources
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00748904
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1998 12:00AM