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Toll (in the past tolls were equivalent to customs in Austria), money paid for entering a particular site or using a certain stretch of a road or a river. In the Middle Ages princes granted the right to levy tolls (or to exempt certain persons from paying them) to the feudal lords, monasteries or towns of their respective province. In 1782 most of the tolls levied by a person other than the ruler were abolished to guarantee uninhibited trade between the domains. The last state tolls, however, were not repealed until 1902. Around 1930 tolls for the use of roads (mainly levied in Alpine regions) were reintroduced. Today they constitute an important source of income in some places ( Toll roads); since 1 January 1997 it has been compulsory for vehicles to carry a toll label, the so-called Vignette, on Austria´s highways ( Autobahnen) and other main motor roads. Tolls are collected by Alpen Strassen AG (ASG) and OeSAG as commissioned by ASFINAG, total revenue in 1997 was 3.1 billion ATS. Revenue generated by sales of the Vignette amounted to 2.6 billion ATS.