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On the Difficulties to Calculate Infrastructure Charges for Heavy Goods Vehicles A Review of 15 Years' Experience in Germany

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This paper analyses the calculation principles used for determining the level and differentiation of HGV charges in Germany. It demonstrates that calculating average cost-based charges is far from straightforward, even with an agreed methodology, and involves sensitive methodological choices. Based on a review of available studies, the paper argues that estimating marginal costs does not necessarily involve more complexity than the approach used for calculating average cost-based charges. Moving towards social marginal cost-based charging would foster a more efficient use of resources and road capacity, and (fully) including congestion, environmental, and noise costs enables sufficient revenue to recover infrastructure costs.

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  • Link, Heike, 2021. "On the Difficulties to Calculate Infrastructure Charges for Heavy Goods Vehicles A Review of 15 Years' Experience in Germany," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 55(2), pages 141-162.
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