Modernising the Taxation of the Haulage Industry
The purpose of this document is to set out the Government’s current thinking on this issue and to allow all interested parties to comment on how the Government might best implement a lorry road-user charge.
In particular, the Government has identified two possible forms of lorry road-user charging on which it would welcome comments:
- time-based charging; and
- distance-based charging.
The Government would ensure that costs would not increase for the UK haulage industry as a result of either charge through reductions in other taxes levied on lorry ownership or use.
Although views would be welcome on all aspects of the Government’s proposals, some specific questions are set out in the body of the document so that they can be seen in context.
Those questions are collected together in a form in Annex B (starting on page 23). It would greatly ease analysis if the responses were made on the form in Annex B and reached HM Treasury by 8 February 2002.
Responses should be sent to:
MODERNISING HAULAGE TAXATION
HM Treasury
1 Parliament Street
London
SW1P 3AG
Fax: (020) 7270-4589
E-mail: lorry.consultation@hm-treasury.gov.uk
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