Deputies passed in the first reading a bill introducing a recycling fee for motor vehicles

At a meeting of the Legislative Chamber, deputies considered a draft law on introducing amendments and addenda to the laws “On Nature Protection” and “On Waste,” the Yuksalish movement said.

In particular, to ensure environmental safety, protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of the operation of vehicles, taking into account their technical wear and tear, it is provided:

- The introduction of a recycling fee for wheeled vehicles, self-propelled vehicles and trailers for them;

- determination of the categories of vehicles in respect of which the utilization fee is established, established by the decision of the President of Uzbekistan;

- approval of the procedure for collecting the utilization fee, its calculation, payment, collection, return and offset of excessively paid or excessively collected amounts, as well as the procedure for this collection and use.

Deputies passed the bill on first reading.

The head of the Uzagrotehsanoathholding department, Hassan Nasibov, announced the development of this bill this year. According to him, the size of the disposal fee will be approved by government decree.

“The payers of the utilization fee will be manufacturers and importers of agricultural machinery and other vehicles,” Nasibov said.

He stressed that the introduction of the collection will not lead to higher prices for agricultural machinery. “Buyers should not panic, prices will remain the same,” said the representative of the holding.