{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"incentive levy","description":"Unlike a straightforward road-user charge that simply prices access to infrastructure, an incentive levy carries an explicit behavioral objective: it raises the cost of undesirable practices—such as operating high-emission vehicles or using congested corridors—to steer operators toward more sustainable choices. Distance-based heavy-vehicle charges and CO₂ surcharges are the most common forms; Switzerland's LSVA is a widely cited example. Hauliers and freight forwarders must incorporate these lev","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/incentive-levy","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-19T04:11:20.726760","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenkungsabgabe","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/incentive-levy","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"incentive levy · Unlike a straightforward road-user charge that simply prices access to infrastructure, an incentive levy carries an explicit behavioral objective: it raises the cost of undesirable practices—such as operating high-emission vehicles or using congested corridors—to steer operators toward more sustainable choices. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenkungsabgabe"}