Barcelona will annul 140,000 fines due to the ruling against the low emissions zone. In November, the Supreme Court ruled that the first emissions ordinance of 2020 was not correct and this will force the City Council to renounce 42% of the sanctions that were imposed since then and until 2023. All of this will mean a loss of income for the companies. municipal coffers of more than 20 million euros.
These are 140,000 fines that were never approved or paid because the court’s decision was pending. Barcelona City Council defends that those that were paid will no longer be returned.
This has already made associations against the regulations react. They demand that Jaume Collboni’s government refund 100% of the money it received, whether or not the penalty was collected.
Despite the announcement of these cancellations, the restrictions on movement in the low-emission zone have always been mandatory since 2020. The reason is that before the first emissions law was overturned, a replacement law was approved to ensure continuity. .
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