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Trans-Alpine issues

2. Content of the presentation. IntroductionAlps as sensitive area: Consequences for pricing/chargesImpacts of new charging regimesConclusions: Recommendations from an Alpine perspective and the new Eurovignette directive. 3. Possible criteria to define sensitive areas". 2 The Alps as sensitiv

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Trans-Alpine issues

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    1. 1 Trans-Alpine issues Seminar „Charges for Heavy Goods Vehicles“ IMPRINT-EUROPE, one-day workshop Brussels, 1 October 2003 Stefan Suter Ecoplan, Economic Research and Policy Consultancy, CH-Berne www.ecoplan.ch

    2. 2 Content of the presentation Introduction Alps as sensitive area: Consequences for pricing/charges Impacts of new charging regimes Conclusions: Recommendations from an Alpine perspective and the new Eurovignette directive

    3. 3 Possible criteria to define “sensitive areas”

    4. 4 Alpine-specific costs of road freight transport

    5. 5 First estimates of the “Alpine-specific mark-up” PETS Alpine freight case study (marginal costs):

    6. 6 Changes in transport charges: Selected corridors PETS: Scenario SMCProad

    7. 7 Changes in transport charges: In- / outside the Alps PETS: SMCP

    8. 8 PETS: Scenario SMCP and Fund Changes in transport charges

    9. 9 Changes in modal split

    10. 10 Changes in transport volumes: Road freight

    11. 11 Charges in comparison with other instruments

    12. 12 Preliminary Conclusions Need for action: Inside but especially outside the Alps Modal split and volume effect with “currently discussed” price levels: Very limited, negative in the case of Switzerland Important: Productivity gains and new concepts in rail transport (e.g. new system of “unaccompanied rolling motorway”) Additional pricing measures: Needed and justified

    13. 13 ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive Improving acceptability => Equity and participation issues – not only efficiency Interoperability => European standards Role / limits of economic theory in policy making => No “expert mechanism”, but scientific support to decision-making

    14. 14 Variety of objectives => variety of instruments and policy measures Objectives: Set by politics Pricing and financing instruments needed ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive

    15. 15 Implementation problems “Difficult” price signals Practicability and effectiveness versus efficiency Important “signpost”, e.g. for differentiation of charges ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive

    16. 16 Sensitive areas: Alps and others Region of the Alpine Convention Burden limits - not only mark-up ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive

    17. 17 Cross-financing: Legitimate and useful Well-defined rules Distributional, not only efficiency issue No exclusive earmarking for the transport sector ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive

    18. 18 Territoriality and non-discrimination Harmonisation of methodology in cost calculation Full cost recovery, incl. environmental costs Contradiction: Upper/lower limits Charge setting: Objectives vs. costs ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive

    19. 19 Activities in several countries: Need for a framework ALP-NET: Discussion forum for the new proposal ALP-NET results vs. the new Eurovignette directive

    20. 20 Trans-Alpine issues Seminar „Charges for Heavy Goods Vehicles“ IMPRINT-EUROPE, one-day workshop Brussels, 1 October 2003 Stefan Suter Ecoplan, Economic Research and Policy Consultancy, CH-Berne www.ecoplan.ch

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