Saturday, May 28, 2011

Mayor of London congestion charge to the Obama team the United States refuse to pay levy

Barack Obama and London Mayor Boris Johnson

According to the China Daily reported to have been called "Army One " of the U.S.presidential limousine recent troubles. Zheliang nickname "Beast " Cadillac first in theObama visit to Dublin on May 23 when the anchor, so the president making fools of themselves, and now the media reported that the Mayor of London, want to imposecongestion charges.

According to the British "Daily Mail " reported on May 28, London Mayor Boris Johnson said today to the outside world, Obama will visit Britain team levy congestioncharges $ 16 per vehicle (about 104 Yuan).

Johnson said: "Although the Pope's visit had an exemption, but that was because the police closed the streets, while Obama has not closed the street access. We want toappear in the congestion zone during the peak period traffic congestion chargelevied, Obama Ma's team is no exception. "

U.S. Embassy that it is a tax, levied only to the British, and insisted that will not pay the fine, it will not pay the President of the car and the team's congestion charge other vehicles. A U.S. embassy spokesman said in 1960 the "Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations"No charge such costs to the diplomatic corps.

But Johnson insisted that his views on the issue, and a state banquet at Buckingham Palace with Obama himself said his "beast" will not be preferential treatment.Johnson also informed the Obama "accused" the U.S. Embassy refused to pay 8.7 million U.S. dollars (about 56.55 million yuan) in the congestion charge.

UK Department of Transport said that all diplomatic missions in arrears to congestioncharges in London that has reached 83 million U.S. dollars (about 540 million yuan).

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