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Road use charges plan to curb city congestion

Transport officials inspect a truck after complaints about black smoke emissions. (Bangkok Post file photo)

The Ministry of Transport has a plan to impose charges on motorists using certain city roads in Bangkok, to reduce congestion and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The plan was revealed by Panya Chupanich, director of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), at "TRANSfer III — Facilitating the Development of Ambitious Mitigation Actions", a seminar on sustainable development jointly organised by the government and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

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