Thursday Feb 23, 2023 -Spain - 5 billion euro for tolls, Get paid to ride to work, Morocco to pay 2 million Euros

These are some of the Trending news in Spain on Thursday February 23rd, 2023.

Spain is set to introduce a pay-per-use system for its motorways by July 2025, with the government yet to decide on the exact toll charges. Spain is currently the only country in Europe where taxpayers pay for roads whether they use them or not. The new system could generate 5 billion euros annually for infrastructure upkeep. President of infrastructure group Seopan, Julian Núñez, has said a minimum investment of 10 billion euros is required to modernise the country's high-capacity roads. Tolls won't be imposed on dual-carriageways and highways anytime soon, but an extension request may be made to delay implementation. Of the 173.5 billion euros granted by the EU, just 6.7% has been allocated to infrastructure.

The Spanish government is considering paying workers extra money to cycle to work as part of its 'State Strategy for Bicycles'. The initiative, called 'En bici al trabajo (By bike to work), aims to encourage more sustainable transport and reduce pollution. France and the Netherlands already have similar schemes where employees can earn up to €800 and €1,500 respectively for cycling to work. The Spanish government is looking at changing tax regulations to allow companies to compensate staff for cycling to work. The Ministry of Transport is also asking larger businesses to provide secure bike parking and changing facilities. The government has allocated €490 million to help promote bicycle use.

Morocco will pay Spain €2 million annually to access its regasification facilities, as per the same rate paid by other countries, including France and Portugal, the Spanish government announced. After Algeria terminated the pipeline contract to supply Spain with gas through Morocco, the North African country signed a deal with Spain for the transport of natural liquified gas through the Maghreb Europe pipeline. Since the deal came into effect, around 1,882 gigawatts per hour of gas have been transferred through the pipeline until mid-January. However, Morocco’s gas subsidies reached MAD 22 billion ($2.1 billion) at the end of last year, going against previously estimated figures of $965.9 million.

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