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The document discusses congestion costs from traffic in Europe. It notes that congestion has doubled in the Netherlands over the past decade and costs 0.7 billion ECU annually, or 0.25% of GDP. Congestion is concentrated in urban areas during peak hours. An efficient solution would be to introduce differentiated congestion charges that vary by time and location to reflect the full social costs of transportation. This would provide incentives to reduce unnecessary trips and maximize infrastructure usage, while also generating revenues to invest in expanding capacity.