Parisians approve referendum on tripling parking fees for SUVs

A small number of Parisians voted Sunday in favour of increasing parking fees for large SUVs, as part of a plan to reduce pollution and to discourage drivers from bringing them into the city.

In the end, 54.6 percent of voters approved the referendum on a special parking fee to triple prices for polluting vehicles weighing 1.6 tonnes or more, though only 5.7 percent of voters turned out.

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