Hot debate in the commercial vehicle industry: fuel tax impacts have different advantages and disadvantages


The principle of the collection of fuel tax is to use more fuel and spend more money. For commercial vehicles engaged in road transport, the impact is self-evident. Moreover, this effect will be quickly transferred from the road transport industry to the commercial vehicle manufacturing industry after the implementation of the fuel tax, which in turn will promote the adjustment of commercial vehicle products, technology trends, and market structure. The reporter interviewed several road transport industry experts and hoped that their views could provide a reference for commercial vehicle companies to analyze the situation and make decisions.

Dai Dingyi, Vice President of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing

Energy-saving and environmentally friendly vehicles will have a more market

Compared with railway, shipping, and shipping management, China's road transport management is lagging behind. Many companies' competitive means are not technological advancement, intensive management, and scientific management, but overload, decking, tax evasion, and tax evasion. Dai Dingyi, vice chairman of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, believes that to change this situation, it is necessary to continuously strengthen the system construction and improve the supporting measures. The implementation of the fuel tax is of positive significance to this.

Dai Dingyi analyzed that the implementation of fuel tax will change the proportion of highways, railways, shipping, and shipping in the mainline transportation market. On the one hand, the cost of road transportation may be greatly increased, resulting in a decrease in the profits of related companies, a relatively small impact on railways and shipping, and a further optimization of the demand structure of the transportation market. On the other hand, the country's strong support for the development of railways, shipping, and shipping and the acceleration of related infrastructure construction will make these transportation methods more convenient and faster.

Dai Dingyi believes that it is a good time to implement the fuel tax. Recently, international oil prices have continued to fall and domestic oil prices have shown a downward trend. If the fuel tax is added at the same time as lowering the price of fuel, a smooth transition of the tax and fee reform can be achieved without substantially increasing the expenditure of the owner. In the long run, the collection of fuel tax is also conducive to the country's sustainable development.

Wang Jian, Professor, School of Transportation, Chongqing Jiaotong University

Average fuel consumption of commercial vehicles in China will decline

"The collection of fuel tax is an effective measure to improve the energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies of automobiles. China's tax reform program has been brewing for many years, using the opportunity of the current international crude oil prices fell sharply, just promote the fuel tax." Professor Wang Jian, School of Transportation, Chongqing Jiaotong University Told reporters.
China's current system of paying road maintenance fees is based on the vehicle's authorized heavy-duty tonnage or number of seats, and is calculated according to the stipulated fees. Wang Jian believes that the levy of fuel tax can better reflect the fairness of the tax, and it is more tax-efficient than paying more fuel. Regardless of whether it is from the interests of the owners or from the perspective of national economic efficiency, the introduction of the fuel tax will directly stimulate the deepening of the vehicle fuel economy.

Wang Jian said that after the fuel tax is levied, the difference in the fuel economy of different commercial vehicles will become more apparent. For example, operating a passenger car is based on approved seat adoption tolls, regardless of whether the fuel consumption per 100 km is 45 liters or 30 liters, and the same vehicle pays the same annual maintenance fee. After the implementation of the fuel tax, the difference in fuel consumption will inevitably reflect operational expenses. In models with the same passenger capacity or cargo capacity, products that are more fuel-efficient and have lower operating costs will win the market, which in turn will encourage commercial vehicle manufacturers and engine manufacturers to pay more attention to vehicle fuel-efficient technologies and improve fuel-saving performance. While considering the purchase price of vehicles, transport companies will also pay more attention to fuel economy. The levy of fuel tax will help improve the fuel economy of commercial vehicles from the height of the road transport industry chain.

Wang Jian estimates that after the implementation of the fuel tax for some time, the average fuel consumption of commercial vehicles in China may fall by 5% to 10%. It is understood that many advanced foreign vehicle fuel-saving technologies are the first to play a role in commercial vehicles. It can be expected that the collection of fuel tax will effectively promote the progress of China's commercial vehicle fuel economy.

Dai Dingyi's implementation of the fuel tax will benefit the transportation market in three points: First, with the implementation of the fuel tax, commercial vehicle users will pay more attention to the operating costs and maintenance costs of the vehicles, which will help promote the adjustment of the automobile industry structure. Fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles are more marketable.

Second, with the increase in the operating cost of commercial vehicles, the survival of small businesses will become more and more difficult, which is conducive to the cooperation of logistic companies, alliances, and rational allocation of vehicle resources. Thirdly, GPS (Global Positioning System), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and other technologies will become more and more common in the operation of vehicles. It will promote the development of logistics companies in the direction of scientific management and informatization. If the logistics company can accurately grasp the location and operation status of each vehicle, it can not only improve work efficiency, but also reduce operating costs such as fuel consumption, solve the logistics scheduling difficulties, and guide our logistics industry to rely on the development path of scientific and technological progress.

Chief Engineer of Sichuan Provincial Highway Transportation Authority Jing Shuji

Adverse effects are temporary

“The levy of fuel tax will certainly have a negative impact on the commercial vehicle market, but this effect is temporary. With the implementation of the policy and the relevant departments to actively take measures to respond, commercial vehicle users will adjust the competition strategy.” Sichuan Provincial Highway Transport Authority Chief engineer Jing Shuji said.

Jing Jingji told reporters that at present, the road maintenance fee for each commercial vehicle is fixed. The fuel tax must be levied on fuel consumption, which will inevitably lead to an increase in the cost of road transport. However, there are some unfair factors in China's current road maintenance fee system. If the fuel tax has not been collected, the contradiction will become more and more prominent. Therefore, the levy of fuel tax is a general trend. “With the introduction and implementation of relevant national supporting policies, the adverse impact of fuel tax on the commercial vehicle market will gradually diminish. In the short term, we need to consider what measures to take to respond positively,” he said.

Jing Jingji believes that the implementation of the fuel tax will prompt all parties involved to take measures to reduce vehicle operating costs. For example, users will try their best to choose a low-fuel-consuming commercial vehicle, strengthen the driver's fuel-saving driving skills training and vehicle fuel-efficient management. Government departments may also issue corresponding supporting subsidy policies to ease the adverse impact of fuel tax collection on the commercial vehicle market.

Deputy Director of the China Road Society Bus Division Ruan Zhihao

Bus operating costs will increase

Recently, the levy of fuel tax has once again been put on the agenda. According to relevant reports, after the levy of the fuel tax, passenger transport companies will no longer pay road maintenance fees, highway transportation management fees and road passenger and freight surcharges, but the toll crossing fees have not been included in the “tax reform” category. Qi Zhihao, deputy director of the China Road Society Bus Division, believes that this will increase the operating costs of passenger vehicles.

Zhai Zhihao simply calculated an account: a 47-seat bus with a fuel consumption of about 26 litres per 100 kilometers. Assume that the diesel price is 5 yuan/liter and the fuel tax rate is 50% of the oil price. If the vehicle travels 200,000 kilometers a year, it will pay a fuel tax of 130,000 yuan. At present, the annual passenger transportation vehicle to pay road maintenance fees, road transport management fees and highway passenger and freight surcharges about 80,000 yuan. Therefore, the annual usage fee of this bus will increase by approximately 50,000 yuan.

Zhai Zhihao believes that after the increase in vehicle usage fees, operating companies may be more inclined to purchase alternative fuel buses such as fuel-efficient passenger cars or natural gas, or they may adopt measures such as fare increases to pass part of the cost pressure on passengers. He said that after the international oil price continued to plummet, domestic refined oil prices have been operating at high levels for a long period of time, and price cuts are an inevitable measure. Lowering the price of oil products before implementing the fuel tax can not only meet the situation, stabilize the people's mind, but also facilitate the implementation of the fuel tax scheme.

Li Yongfu, Director, Automotive Transportation Technology Research Center, Highway Research Institute, Ministry of Communications

It is recommended that relevant departments introduce supporting policies

“The impact of the fuel tax levy on the road transport industry is very large and a corresponding supporting subsidy policy needs to be issued,” said Li Yongfu, the chief engineer of the Automotive Transportation Technology Research Center of the Highway Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, in an interview with the reporter.

Li Yongfu told reporters that due to the difficulty in balancing the interests of all parties, China has not implemented a fuel tax. Recently, the international oil price has dropped drastically, and domestically advocating energy conservation and emission reduction is an opportune time for the implementation of the fuel tax. Before implementing the fuel tax, government departments will certainly measure the operating costs of the transportation industry and formulate a reasonable tax reform plan.

Li Yongfu believes that the introduction of fuel tax is good news for some private car owners. If you use less oil, you can pay less tax, but it is a severe test for road transport companies because the tax paid by commercial vehicles will be higher than the annual road maintenance fee. He said: "If the fuel tax rate exceeds 50%, it will bring a heavy blow to the road transport industry."

Commercial vehicles run 2-3 million kilometers a year, and fuel consumption is quite large. Therefore, most road transport companies do not want to levy a fuel tax. Li Yongfu believes that how to deal with the interests of all parties is a key point in the collection of fuel tax. The introduction of a single fuel tax may result in the normal operation of the road transport industry. He suggested that the relevant departments issue corresponding supporting policies to properly subsidize the road transport industry.

Tan Xiuqing, Deputy General Manager of Shandong Automotive Industry Corporation

Conducive to road transport and vehicle structure optimization

Tan Xiuqing, deputy general manager of Shandong Automotive Industry Corporation, believes that implementing fuel tax is a good thing for the commercial vehicle industry.

First of all, due to different owners and uses, different commercial vehicles have different usage rates of road resources. Some commercial vehicles may be idle for more than six months, and the same amount of road maintenance fees will be unfair. Vehicle registration procedures will be complicated. The fuel tax will be added to the oil price through the maintenance of road maintenance fees (preferably including crossings and bridges). Multi-use road users will pay more, and less road users will pay less, reflecting the principle of social fairness.

Second, it can promote the optimization of transportation structure. Nowadays, commercial vehicles have serious idling phenomena, causing inefficient occupation of road resources, fuel waste and environmental pollution. After the implementation of the fuel tax, in order to avoid unnecessary fuel consumption, transport companies will strive to increase the vehicle's actual loading rate, reduce the number of idle vehicles, reduce fuel consumption and operating costs, and promote the healthy and sound development of logistics companies.

Again, it can promote the optimization of the vehicle structure. The implementation of the fuel tax will make commercial vehicle users more interested in efficient, fuel-efficient products, and the overload phenomenon will be contained to a certain extent (overloading will often cause the engine to be overloaded for a long time). Commercial vehicle manufacturers will also further optimize their product mix and consciously eliminate backward models and technologies. The interaction between the two will promote the development of commercial vehicle technology in China.

Tan Xiuqing also appealed: "We hope that the state will implement the fuel tax while referring to Hainan's pilot experience and gradually cancel the crossing and bridge tolls." He believes that the elimination of these two costs will not only help save the toll station's construction costs and labor costs. , And can keep the car running all the way, reduce the car growth, deceleration frequency, reduce the waiting time for vehicles, can effectively improve the utilization of social resources.

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