Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Holds Public Hearing on Highway Toll Discount Measures

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will hold a public hearing at the Sheraton Palace Hotel in Seoul on the 25th to gather various opinions on improving the highway toll discount system.

This public hearing was organized to analyze the policy outcomes and the effects of the discount system introduced and operated continuously over the past 20 years without significant restructuring, during which 13 new types were added and 3 types expanded, and to address the need for system improvements due to changes in social conditions.

Since February, the Korea Transport Institute has been conducting a "Policy Research Project on the Toll Discount System" to develop improvement measures, and through the public hearing, the Ministry plans to hear the voices of related industries, experts, and the public regarding the improvement plans.

The main direction of improvement is to establish a fair and rational toll system centered on users that aligns with major government policy objectives such as the government's "eco-friendly policy" to reduce fine dust, "transportation policy" to promote public transportation use, and "leisure promotion policy."

To ensure road traffic safety, measures such as temporarily excluding habitual overloaded or improperly loaded freight trucks from the "freight truck nighttime discount" are also under consideration.

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