Autostrada Wielkopolska to repay state aid

Highway operator Autostrada Wielkopolska must repay PLN 895 million in state aid, according to a European Commission decision. According to Brussels, the company was overcompensated for a change in a Polish law on motorway tolls. Autostrada Wielkopolska, the operator of the A2 motorway which crosses Poland to the German border, had been compensated for the loss of income because heavy-duty vehicles that had paid a vignette fee were exempt from tolls, the Commission said. The Commission added this was because the data Polish authorities had relied on for calculating the compensation was outdated, the company’s loss was overestimated.