Merkel defends toll

berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the controversial toll for passenger cars against criticism from its European neighbors. Her government takes toll ' no discrimination against foreign drivers, '' she said Monday in Berlin. Germany does the same as Austria. That costs too can make about 9 euros to ten days of use highways.

Vienna opposes the introduction of the plan as the German car owner will be fully offset by a lower tax. Merkel responded by stating that in Austria similar measures have been taken to protect the local population, for example by adjusting the travel package or VAT when buying a car.

' too, it has been seen that the introduction of tolls has not led to higher costs for the Austrians themselves, '' Merkel said after talks with Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and the Slovak head of government Robert Fico. Toll was one of the topics.