increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extend do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

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It is argued that the best method to tackle the record high level of
pollution
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and the increasing
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congestion is by increasing the cost of
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of ways to solve these issues without imposing a financial burden on people. There are two main reasons why I am strongly against raising
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prices.
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, any increase in the cost of
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will be followed by an increase in the prices of almost all products and services.
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, people who are already struggling financially will suffer the most. In a recent survey, it was found that almost half of the households with a monthly income of two thousand pounds have
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great difficulty when paying their bills.
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alone will not help
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with reducing
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or
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congestion if no other measures or solutions are taken, as
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has been tried before in Ghana and has failed to produce any significant difference in the existing problems. In my opinion, there are two approaches to solving the problems of
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congestion and
pollution
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. Governments should build factories for electrical
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and should make buying a new one tax-free. By doing so, they will encourage buying
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cars
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which are environment-friendly. In Germany, recent governmental measures helped more than a million buyers buy new electrical
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has resulted in a 30% reduction in the level of
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.
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, encouraging individuals to use public transport
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of their
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would
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discounts when using buses and building new bus and metro stations. In conclusion,
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prices, I believe that there are other positive approaches which if taken could solve the expanding
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and
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issues.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Discourage
  • Incentivize
  • Alternative energy
  • Public transportation
  • Lower-income
  • Carpool
  • Ride-sharing
  • Congestion
  • Urban planning
  • Pedestrian-friendly
  • Tax incentives
  • Electric and hybrid vehicles
  • Emissions standards
  • Cleaner vehicles
  • Congestion charges
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Sustainable
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