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NEV owners should pay more taxes

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Beijing wants new energy vehicle (NEV) owners to pay more taxes. Some context: Funding for road maintenance mainly comes from consumption tax revenue collected on refined oil purchases.

As NEV penetration surges, road maintenance funds are dwindling – leaving owners of internal combustion engine (I...