Auto en overheid : een studie naar de financiële instrumenten van de overheid en hun betekenis voor personenautogebruik en bezit.

The car is an intergral part of the social and economis life one of the three Dutch inhabitants has a car. Therefore the car is a main source of income for the government. In 1982 the tax on fuel, on cars and the extra tax for cars when sold, was 7 milliard Dutch guilders. These taxes are considered as compensations for the governmental costs to construct and to maintain a road network etc. This report analyses the different separate fiscal instruments and gives information on the situation in other countries.