Drivers want brake on congestion tax

GUANGZHOU: A plan to introduce a congestion tax for motorists in downtown Guangzhou has been branded "unfair" and "unreasonable".

"I really doubt whether it is feasible for Guangzhou to levy such a fee," Feng Weibing, an associate professor with Guangzhou-based South China Normal University, told China Daily yesterday.

"The idea of charging the tax would only work if there was an excellent public transportation system and infrastructure available," he said. "When a certain area is set up as a highly taxed area, the neighboring areas will definitely have to shoulder much greater pressure."