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Vehicle Excise Duty

Volume 329: debated on Monday 19 April 1999

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of UK vehicle excise duty rates on the competitiveness of the UK haulage industry, with particular reference to the rates of duty for (a) 40 and (b) 41 tonne articulated lorries.[81359]

In formulating vehicle taxation policy the Government give careful consideration to its overall effects on the UK road haulage industry.