The Progress Party has given its ultimatum before entering the Oslo city council. and, ultimately, the removal of toll collection stations.
The Ultimatum of the Progressive Party
This weekend, the annual meeting of the capital board of the Labor Party will be held in Oslo. This year's meeting will include, among other things, deliberations on a very serious proposal that may have major consequences if the leftist council that is currently in power is not re-elected. One of the candidates for the city council is Petter Solås (Frp), who submitted a motion for a new resolution, which in turn is perceived by many as an ultimatum. Solås wants a reduction road tolls and the eventual removal of toll collection stations. If the condition is not met, MMF will not join the city council. 
Complete elimination of fees
Solås told Nettavisen that many district leaders he had the opportunity to talk to support their proposal. He adds that The MMF party focused heavily on the analysis of road tolls. Their main goal is to completely eliminate tolls so that families actually feel that the fees have been significantly reduced and most of the budget stays at home. There are actually many solutions because you can start by removing tolls at night or reducing fares or even removing gates.
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Financing of public transport
Reduction road tolls or their complete elimination is not as easy as it may seem. Thanks to these fees, Oslo generates approximately CZK 3 billion in revenues annually. It should be remembered that currently as much as 93% of the funds go to financing public transport, e.g. to the construction of a new metro tunnel or the purchase of new trams. If the Conservative Party wins in the next autumn elections, the topic of reducing tolls will have to be discussed again by the Progress Party and Hoyre.
The autumn elections are still a long way off, but you can already feel that this time will be very hot. The Progress Party sets an ultimatum, they want to cut tolls and ultimately liquidate them completely. What do the other parties think and can public transport suffer from it? Find out in the article above!
