Another lawsuit has been filed to stop Manhattan’s congestion tax, which is scheduled to go into effect on June 30. On the 30th, the Trucking Association of New York (TANY) filed an unconstitutional lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the New York State Attorney’s Office, claiming that Manhattan’s traffic congestion tax is unconstitutional and unfair.<\/p>\n
In a complaint filed in federal court, the New York Trucking Association argued, \u201cThe Manhattan traffic congestion tax led by the MTA and others violates the Constitution, which grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce between various states.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition, it is unfair and discriminatory to charge higher toll fees for trucks than for passenger cars. According to the congestion tax plan finalized by the MTA, the toll for passenger cars is $15, but for trucks, the toll is $24 to $36 depending on the size. The New York Trucking Association said, \u201cThe burden of traffic congestion tax costs will be passed on to drivers,\u201d adding, \u201cIt will inevitably be a huge burden on the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moreover, since many of the products coming into New York City are transported by truck, there will be a series of product price increases.\u201d The MTA has not yet made a special statement regarding this lawsuit. The MTA plans to implement the Manhattan congestion tax as of midnight on June 30th.<\/p>\n
However, the New Jersey state government, New Jersey Fort Lee town government, Staten Island borough, New York City teachers’ union, New York citizens, and trucking union are filing lawsuits one after another to block implementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"