Individuals who enroll in the program must be domiciled or resident in Romania and live in the municipality to which they apply, have no tax arrears and fines
One hundred thousand Romanians could get 3,000 lei (around 600 EURO) each for their old car under a scrapping program for old and polluting cars that starts today in Romania, reports the Ziare news site.
The budget of the program for scrapping old and polluting cars – Local Rambla is 240 million lei, announced the Minister of the Environment, Mircea Feket.
“Car owners will receive 3,000 lei in exchange for scrapping an old and polluting vehicle. Of these, 2,400 lei are provided by the Environmental Fund, and 600 lei come from the local budget,” explained the minister.
He informed that about 500 mayors have enrolled in the scrapping program for cars aged 15 and over. Romanians who apply for it are not obliged to buy a new car in exchange for the funds received.
The car to be scrapped must be registered in the tax registers of the town hall applied for, be 15 years old or older, have a Euro 3 pollution standard or below and have the main components, such as an engine, transmission and undercarriage. Individuals who enroll in the program must be domiciled or resident in Romania and live in the municipality to which they apply. They must not be in arrears for paying taxes, fines and contributions to the local and state budget.
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