The Hungarian government is in the preliminary stages of creating an electronic tracking system, currently in place for truck deliveries, to monitor railway shipments, a report published by Magyar Idők daily newspaper shows.
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) and the government are looking to prevent tax cheats through electronic security measures and have held meetings with railway transport companies to help implement the measure. The government plans to introduce a functional system which will suit the unique characteristics of rail freight transport.
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH), responsible for more than two thirds of Hungarian rail freight, agreed with the government’s new measure.
The Hungrail working group, which lobbies for Hungarian railway industry interests, mentioned to the paper that railway companies have requested state support to cover the additional costs and responsibilities required by the new system.
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