Poor households spend 6% of income on running a car, the rich 4%

Dutch households spend a similar percentage of their income on running a car no matter what they actually earn, according to new research by the government’s macro-economic think-tank CPB on the impact of car-related taxes. Low income households with a car spend an average of 6% of their income on car tax, while rich households, which buy more expensive vehicles, spend 4%, the CPB said on Tuesday. Taxes account for some 40% of the cost of running a car. The...