| Comment | It's essentially a "Vice Tax" in the same way as the sugar tax or alcohol minimum unit pricing. Discourage a behaviour by making it more expensive. It's a popular tactic for governments as it shows you're taking action without really costing anything, bar a bit of up front investment to set up the payment system. After that, it's revenue generating which is a very easy sell for cash strapped authorities. Without that proper investment though, it's only half a job. I can only hope that this money might be funnelled into a metro system or expanding the subway or more bus lanes or, fuck, anything that makes it easier to get into Glasgow. |
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