I do not think that a pollution tax for cars alone would solve the problem at national level, and my message is that when you have a long-term re-technology strategy, reducing pollution is sustainable in the long term, said in a conference call on Thursday, the Minister of Public Finance, Florin Cîţu.

“We are looking at a strategy for the whole economy and here we include all the energy sectors that pollute, including road traffic. I do not think that a pollution tax for cars alone would solve the problem at national level. What we are trying to do is to modernize. It is a much better and sustainable policy in the long run than a tax. My message is that the fiscal policy used as a tool to reduce pollution has mixed results over time. When you have a long-term re-technology strategy, with some loans from the EIB, for example, the reduction of pollution is sustainable in the long term. For the moment, there is no discussion of a pollution tax, but we will see in the future,” said Cîţu, according to Agerpres.