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Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which EC countries currently offer fiscal incentives for the purchase of three-way catalytic converters; what taxes are levied in the United Kingdom on sales of catalytic converters and at what rate; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
In the United Kingdom, VAT is levied on sales of catalytic converters at the standard rate of 17ยท5 per cent. I have no information on any fiscal incentives for the purchase of three-way catalytic converters in other EC countries.