Budget2012 - Page 2

BUDGET: Fairer motoring taxation will support growth

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association is urging the government to apply its ‘fair and simple’ approach to motoring taxation.

16 Mar

BUDGET: Chancellor's focus is on the long term

No Giveaways predicted for fleets as George Osbourne plans for economic growth.

15 Mar

BUDGET: Chancellor needs to sustain investment, says UK automotive

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will today brief a group of senior parliamentarians on the need to sustain growth and encourage further investment in next week's Budget statement.

13 Mar

BUDGET: BIBA calls for better regulation

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has set out its Budget priorities to recognise the importance of risk management and insurance protection to assist growth and business resilience.

13 Mar

Campaigners call for deferral of biodiesel tax hike

Campaigners have called on the Chancellor to defer a planned 20 pence per litre tax increase on sustainable biodiesel produced from used cooking oil, as London taxi drivers who will be affected by the change sounded their horns in protest outside the Treasury.

8 Mar

No respite expected from record fuel prices

Fleets should forget about any respite from record pump prices after Chancellor George Osborne appeared to reject a further cut in fuel duty.

7 Mar

ACFO calls on Osborne to stop penalising low emission company cars

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne should review company car benefit-in-kind tax levels for employees who choose to drive low emission models in the 2012 Budget on March 21.

7 Mar

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Cutting fuel duty would be a win-win for business and Government, says FTA

Initial findings from an independent report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research supports the Freight Transport Association's assertion that cutting fuel duty would be good for business, promote economic growth, create jobs and have only a negligible impact on the Treasury's fuel tax take.

29 Feb