Saw this mentioned on the TV news this morning - wondered how long it would take for it to rear its head again.
Patrick McLoughlin said hiking fuel duty or low-emission taxes “is something the Chancellor will need to look at” in order to reduce toxic levels of nitrogen oxide and prevent deaths in cities.
News of the proposals by the Think-tank, Policy Exchange was originally reported back in March.
Think-tank Policy Exchange has called for a rise in road tax for new diesel cars, to fund a scrappage scheme.
I'm all for cleaning up the planet and being able to breath fresh air but every government just makes 'knee-jerk' policy reactions to the problem (that seem to have more to do with filling the coffers at the public's expense) rather than devising genuine solutions to the problem.
Typical
Patrick McLoughlin said hiking fuel duty or low-emission taxes “is something the Chancellor will need to look at” in order to reduce toxic levels of nitrogen oxide and prevent deaths in cities.
News of the proposals by the Think-tank, Policy Exchange was originally reported back in March.
Think-tank Policy Exchange has called for a rise in road tax for new diesel cars, to fund a scrappage scheme.
I'm all for cleaning up the planet and being able to breath fresh air but every government just makes 'knee-jerk' policy reactions to the problem (that seem to have more to do with filling the coffers at the public's expense) rather than devising genuine solutions to the problem.
Typical
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