Court rules against Geneva car tax

Geneva car owners may be getting a rebate after a court ruling.

The canton’s controversial new vehicle tax system has suffered a major legal setback. 

The Administrative Court has ruled that two motorists were significantly overcharged because the Cantonal Vehicle Office used the wrong method to calculate CO₂ surcharges. 

In one case, a Renault owner was billed nearly three times too much and a Porsche owner was charged more than four times the correct amount. 

The ruling raises the prospect that thousands of tax bills issued for this year may now need to be recalculated.

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