Alexander does not deny Budget pay-per-mile plan with £1.3bn EV boost

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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander did not deny that Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans a pay-per-mile scheme in the Budget for electric vehicle drivers at the same time as adding £1.3 billion to a grant cutting the upfront costs for buyers.Ms Alexander said she would not pre-empt the Budget, but told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: “As we make the transition to electric vehicles, I think two things can be true at the same time.

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00:00We're also expecting the Chancellor to make it more expensive to drive an electric car

00:03with some sort of pay per mile scheme.

00:05So I'm not going to pre-empt the budget.

00:07I know that the Chancellor will be on your show next week

00:10and can answer questions about the announcement that she's going to make.

00:13As we make the transition to electric vehicles,

00:16I think two things can be true at the same time.

00:18We need a fair vehicle taxation system for all motorists

00:22because EVs like drivers of petrol and diesel cars,

00:27they're driving on roads that require maintenance.

00:29We've got ageing infrastructure, motorways that were built back in the 60s and 70s.

00:34And so we need to have a fair taxation system that is future-focused.

00:38But we're not going to do anything to jeopardise the transition to electric vehicles.

00:43And that will remain front and centre.

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