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Last Updated August 2023.
© of Vivek Moorthy,
Below is the TITLE Followed By Theme Sentence of my articles recomending a revenue neutral a Vehicle Area Tax or Levy.
A Weblink has been deliberately provided only to the must read 2006 main article. Comments and responses are welcome at :ep.vivekmoorthy@gmail.com
Currently Distinguished Professor St Joseph Institute of managment. Bengaluru 560025 India (Email: ep.vivek.moorthy@sjim.edu.in)
Earlier with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and then Indian Institute of Management Bangalore my main websites are economicsperiscope.com (List of Publications) and financialmacroeconomics.com (Teaching Material)
| Date/Year | Source | TITLE of article and Theme Sentence |
| 6th Aug/ 2000 | Deccan Herald | from Book Review by this author of the Price of Onions by Ashok Desai A major failure of our economic liberalization.. is the unrestricted use, coupled with permission for increased production of private cars. |
| 6th Feb/2006 | Economic Times | Unclog roads with a Vehicle Area Tax Such a levy will unclog roads, bring down travel time and let people travel more. Total road fuel emissions may also fall. It is a win-win policy whose time, locally and globally, has come. First of ongoing series of articles outlining and explaining this recommended policy. |
| 22nd Sep/2006 | IIM Bangalore | Seminar on The Economics (and Politics) of a Vehicle Area Annual Levy: A Global Blueprint for Local Transport I.Background and Summary II.Existing Transport Policies and Congestion Charging III.Desirable Attributes of Transport Arrangements & Defining Transport Goals IV.Limitations of Existing Policies in Relation to Transport Goals V.How Revenue Neutral VAAL Will Work: Short and Long Term Impact VI.How Private Transport for the Public Can Evolve: A Blueprint VII.Modifying Flat VAAL: Size Surcharges, Restrictions, Collision Damage Levy? VIII.Broader Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits of VAAL IX.Overcoming Legal and Political Hurdles |
| 6th April/2007 | Business Line | Taking the load off the road |
| 9th July/2007 | Business Standard | Using roads efficiently: Isn't it high time? With a stiff Vehicle Area Levy, the amount of road area that needs to be built for more travel will fall sharply. |
| 25th Feb/2008 | Economic Times | Public transport policy revisited A stiff vehicle area annual levy combined with deregulation of commercial passenger vehicle sector will greatly increase transport for the public. |
| 15th May/2009 | livemint | How best to save our trees To prevent trees from getting axed,vehicle area must be highly taxed. |
| June/2009 | NGO titled UNCLOG ROADS registered to promote the following measures
a. Enforcing revenue neutral Vehicle Area Levy on all motor vehicles, with the proceeds used to refund all other motor vehicle and transport related taxes b.Simultaneously, de-licensing nationally private operators who currently are operating or willing to start operating minibuses, minivans, share taxis..and to allow multiple use of vehicles for personal and commercial purposes. (NGO is inactive and it needs to be revived. Members and volunteers welcome). |
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| 4th Aug/2009 | livemint | The walking class must protest Roads should be built or widened only after meeting clearances for pedestrian area and safety. |
| 6th Mar/2010 | livemint | Progress in an urban mess The Delhi High Court's directive that congestion charging be considered for private cars is a great leap forward in our urban transport policy. |
| 18th Nov/2011 | Financial Express | Tax vehicle area instead of petrol ...need to remove subsidies given to owners of mobile land--also known as motor vehicles. |
| 30th Jan/2016 | Indian Express | What Delhi Must Do Next
A vehicle is also mobile land not paid for-- unless parked on the owner's premises....There should be no such thing as free vehicle area. |
| 2017 | From my book | For 2014-15, while only 24 lakh tax payers declared annual income over Rs. 10 lakhs, over 25 lakh cars were bought every year for the preceding five years. |
| ikbooks.com | There is a huge registered base of vehicle owners that can be tapped to raise more taxes." Footnote pg 187, Ch. 8 of Applied Macroeconomics | |
| August/2023 | Author's Note | Unpublished Note: Explanatory clarifications about definitions pertaining to VA'TAX' or VAAL policy package proposal and revenue neutrailty,rebates etc
Earlier with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, my main websites are economicsperiscope.com (List of Publications) and financialmacroeconomics.com (Teaching Material) Comments and responses are welcome at :ep.vivekmoorthy@gmail.com |