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https://news.sky.com/story/us-embassy-refuses-to-pay-163146m-london-congestion-charge-bill-insisting-it-is-exempt-from-tax-13140593#:~:text=Among all embassies%2C the total,year is £143.5m.
So the US government is refusing to pay the £14.6 million bill for accrued congestion charges, amongst others, bills totalling £143.5m
The US claims that the CC is a tax and therefore exempt as diplomats do not pay taxes in the host country
TfL claims it is not a tax but a service charge therefore the diplomats are required to pay.
My question is, if the congestion charge is a service charge, then what service is being provided?
TfL cannot claim the roads themselves because roads are paid for and maintained by general taxation.
So the US government is refusing to pay the £14.6 million bill for accrued congestion charges, amongst others, bills totalling £143.5m
The US claims that the CC is a tax and therefore exempt as diplomats do not pay taxes in the host country
TfL claims it is not a tax but a service charge therefore the diplomats are required to pay.
My question is, if the congestion charge is a service charge, then what service is being provided?
TfL cannot claim the roads themselves because roads are paid for and maintained by general taxation.