VoteClimate: Environmental Taxes - 26th March 2014

Environmental Taxes - 26th March 2014

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Environmental Taxes.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-03-26/debates/14032666000007/EnvironmentalTaxes

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Nicky Morgan)

Climate Change Levy;

Van benefit charge (VBC) exemption for electric vans —Budget 2014 announced that the Government will extend VBC support for zero emission vans to 5 April 2020 on a tapered basis. Zero emission vans will pay only 20% of the rate paid by conventionally fuelled vans in 2015-16, followed by 40% in 2016-17, 60% in 2017-18, 80% in 2018-19 and 90% in 2019-20, with the rates equalised in 2020-21.

Enhanced capital allowance (ECA) for zero emissions goods vehicles —Budget 2014 announced that the Government will extend the ECA for zero emission goods vehicles to 31 March 2018. To comply with EU state-aid rules the availability of the ECA will be limited to businesses that do not claim the Government’s plug-in van grant.

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