Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka has revealed plans to increase tolls on the country’s motorways by between 10 and 15 per cent from March next year.
The Czech Government had previously announced a 53 per cent increase for next year, which will see the price of the annual motorway vignette for passenger cars rise from the current CZK 1,500 (approx 62 euro) to CZK 2,300 (97 euros) next year.
In an interview with Czech Television on Sunday, Minister Kupka said the latest increase was necessary to finance investment in the country’s transport infrastructure.
With more than 100 kilometres of motorways due to be opened in the Czech Republic next year, the toll increase is expected to generate an additional two billion crowns for the state budget. Currently, the toll system contributes around CZK 14 billion (approx 588 euros) to the state coffers.