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posted by August 1 at 11:53 AM
onThe way it should be here:
The Swedish capital, Stockholm, has introduced a road tax on vehicles in an effort to cut traffic volumes and noise and air pollution.City residents gave the go-ahead for the permanent toll of 10-20 Swedish kronor ($1.5-3; £0.7-1.4) after a trial period and a referendum last year.
Money earned from the scheme is to be used to improve the transport network.
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funny that they called it a "scheme".
I believe 'scheme' in British English has more of a sense of plan or system, rather than any conspiratorial shading.
This is the 2nd time Stockholm has tried the congestion charge, the test period was for six months a year ago. Since then, a Center-Right coalition was voted into power nationally (Moderaterna), but they followed the results of a public referendum where 52% voted to continue the, uh, scheme.
God bless the Swedes.
child care, more holidays, health care, and a good rail system too (http://urbanrail.net/eu/sto/stockhlm.htm).
All in a nation with a population and an economy about the same as Washington State's.
Viva socialism, it works!
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