Motorists told: Road tax still due for this month

VEHICLE owners who thought they could get away from paying the road tax due for this month have to think again.

Minister of Transport, Works and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, clarified that failure to pay the tax up until June 30 would be a bad move since the new fuel tax takes effect from the beginning of July.

“If it [road tax] is due July 1 – No. That is when that matter comes into effect. The law states you have to pay road tax. That change will come July 1. If your road tax is due June 28 and you don’t pay road tax, I would suggest that you put down your vehicle for those two days because if the police holds you, you will be found to be without road tax,” he said.

During a mini-budget which was revealed back on June 11, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stated that effective July 1, 2018 the road tax will be abolished and replaced with a Fuel Tax. This will be levied at a rate of 40 cents per litre of petrol and diesel and 5 cents per litre on kerosene effective July 1, 2018.