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WORLD, Page 41World NotesSWEDENPay Up or Leave Town
Stockholm's metropolitan council decided last week that driving
in the congested city is not a right but a service akin to public
transportation and that drivers should pay for the privilege. So
the council will charge owners of private cars or motorcycles a $45
monthly fee for using their vehicles downtown on weekdays between
6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The permit would also let holders ride the subway
and buses.
If passed, as expected, by the city council, a higher
governmental body, the measure will take effect in October 1990.
It will probably cut the estimated 195,000 cars that jam the
capital daily by only 6% to 8%, but could bring in $50 million a
year in revenues. After deducting enforcement costs, the remaining
monies would be used to develop mass transit.