The Christian Democrats´ preferred option for a new tax on motoring would be an annual bill based on the number of kilometres travelled over the year, prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende said during a debate on mobility on Thursday night.

The debate was organised by the ABWB motoring organisation, which included the yearly tax among the options in its recent referendum on taxes on driving.
´Register the kilometres from January 1 to December 31 and then pay the bill,´ Balkenende said, according to a report in the Telegraaf. The CDA says in its manifesto the party supports the introduction of some sort of kilometre tax to reduce traffic congestion.

Privacy
The ANWB also supports the idea of an annual charge rather than the cabinet´s now-abandoned monthly kilometre tax.
That plan involved placing gps transmitters in every car to track its movements. As well as the cost, this idea also came under fire because it would have implications for privacy.
During the debate, Liberal leader Mark Rutte said his party is opposed to any form of extra tax on motoring. The party is due to publish its manifesto on Friday.
The Labour party and Geert Wilders PVV did not take part in the debate.