Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the HGV User Levy on UK businesses reliant on foreign hauliers for imports and exports.
Mr Robert Goodwill
International road haulage is a competitive market, so it is unlikely that there are UK businesses reliant on foreign hauliers for imports and exports. In most cases, UK hauliers can compete for this business.
The levy is paid by both UK and foreign hauliers. However whilst this means some increase in costs for foreign hauliers, costs for around nine out of ten UK HGVs have not increased, as Vehicle Excise Duty was reduced when the levy was introduced.
A Tax Information and Impact Note was published on the Department for Transport website in October 2012.
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