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Originally Posted by ExMX5
Belgium has a much harsher tax system than most countries but even they don't have this! (the gf is from Rosselare near Brugge and *she* thinks tax in Aus sucks!)
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Yep, I will happily complain for hours about the Belgian tax rates but at least they make more sense.
I pay a lot in registration tax but it is calculated on CO2 emissions, not luxury/the price of your car. It demonstrates that the govt has an actual purpose behind the tax which is to reduce the environmental impact of cars, rather than just raping those who want to buy a nice car.
And it also means that, if I wanted, I could have bought a 120d with all the same luxury but a bit less power/emissions and paid much less registration tax. Likewise, a 520d here pays less tax than a 125i because its emissions are less.
LCT though, as mentioned, just an envy tax and an excuse for gathering revenue.