LITTLE CONSENSUS
Hollick believes there is “little consensus” on how a new scheme would work. “The main options appear to be some form of annual road toll per user or vehicle, or toll per mile travelled,” he said.
“However, these are likely to work in conjunction with other forms of charging, such as extended ULEV (ultra-low emission vehicle) zones and even emissions-based parking levies.”
When combined with fleet-specific taxation, such as benefit-in-kind (BIK) taxation of vehicles and approved mileage allowance payments (AMAPs), Hollick told
Fleet News: “It’s potentially a very complicated picture and that is before you even start to ask questions such as how mileage would be monitored and charged.”
Budget 2021: Businesses and charities make last-minute calls for green funding to Rishi Sunak
With the 2021 Budget being announced on Wednesday (3 March), Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure over the Green Homes Grant, National Nature Service and other green policy decisions.
Sunak will be hosting a press conference after the Budget speech on Wednesday. Image: HM Treasury
Since Sunak delivered his first Budget last March, he has been working to deliver the Treasury’s response to the UK’s recovery from the biggest recession the world has seen since World War Two. Packages crafted to assist that process included the 2020 Summer Economic Update the Spending Review.
Stop offshoring emissions to poorer countries, Fairtrade Foundation urges Government
Almost half of the emissions linked to UK consumption are generated overseas, a new Fairtrade Foundation analysis has revealed, with the organization urging Boris Johnson to do more to support the net-zero transition internationally.
Image: Fairtrade Foundation
The Foundation’s report is entitled ‘A climate of crises: Farmers, our food and the fight for justice’, and has been published to mark Fairtrade Fortnight.
The report reveals that some 46% of the emissions linked to consumption are created overseas, with a significant proportion of these emissions generated across the value chains of raw materials from agri-food. Emissions from this source are higher than more than 170 of the world’s 195 nations annually.
These include clear plans to decarbonise the economy, factoring in electric vehicle charging infrastructure; a long-term, strategic approach to transport
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