Tariff for transportation of heavy vehicles on federal highways in "Plato" system on April 15, will return to the originally planned level.

Now the rate of 1.53 rubles per 1 km.

"Russian Government decided to extend the preferential treatment in the" Platon "until April 15 this year. Expiration would mean a return to the originally installed model that assumes the rate of 3 rubles 6 kopecks per 1 km run heavy goods vehicles on federal roads ", - said Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov.

According to him, so the weighted average burden on business, including small and medium will be less than originally planned model, which included a two-stage tariff increase in February and June. Sokolov noted that due to the single tariff increase annual average load will be 2.61 rubles. / Km.

"If we use the model that was originally planned - the phased increase of the tariff, it would be, I think, 2.87 rubles. So we decided in this way immediately help the business, we went for it, and the average load for the year will be reduced.

How to write Internet-portal "Kuban 24", the system of charging trucks weighing more than 12 tonnes, earned in Russia from November 15, 2015. Run the system was accompanied by protests truckers. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said that the vehicle tax for heavy-can cancel during the spring session, the Government of the Russian Federation decided on March 1 to extend the preferential tariff per kilometer. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree according to which the grace period for the payment of "Plato" system for commercial vehicles is extended until July 1, 2017. The RF Government announced plans to freeze rate "Plato" until 2019.

Legislative Assembly deputies appealed to the State Duma of the Russian Federation with a proposal to introduce a "Plato" in the Kuban regional roads.