Portugal is set to remove tolls on roads that enter Spain via Andalucia, Galicia and elsewhere [Video]

THE national parliament in Portugal on Thursday approved a draft law from the Socialist Party that will see tolls on a number of roads scrapped. Some of these routes connect the country with regions in Spain, such as Andalucia, Castilla y Leon and Galicia. 

The plan from the leftist party will be applied to currently paid-for routes that have no safe and high-quality alternatives. 

The government estimates that the initiative will cost around €157 million, according to reports in the Spanish press.

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Among the roads that will become free of charge is the A22 in the Algarve, which connects to Andalucia; the A4, which joins with Spain’s Zamora province, as well as the A13, A23 and A24, which reaches Ourense. 

The measure was approved after a tense debate, which reflected …