Budget 2014

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Budget 2014: Little low-emission logic in this Budget

The BVRLA's Chief Executive Gerry Keaney on the 2014 Budget.

8 May

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Disappointment as fuel duty is frozen, not reduced

Chancellor uses Budget to commit to current fuel duty levels until spring 2015

14 Apr

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Insight: Budget ‘penalises’ ultra-low emission vehicles

Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of discouraging the take-up of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) following changes to company car tax rates announced in the Budget.

9 Apr

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Half of fleets say Budget is good for business

More than half the UK’s vehicle fleet operators believe the Budget will be good for their business, a poll has shown.

1 Apr

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Back to the drawing board, says Days

Fleet managers must return to the drawing board in compiling company car choice lists if benefit-in-kind tax increases over the next five years are to be kept to an absolute minimum for employees.

27 Mar

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Mixed news for fleets in Budget, says Fleet Alliance

The 2014 Budget held mixed news for fleets, says Martin Brown, managing director at Fleet Alliance, which manages around 14,000 vehicles on behalf of corporate clients.

21 Mar

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Fleet Logistics laments company car tax rises

Fleet Logistics International has said the Budget represented mixed news for fleet operators and lamented the newly announced 2% tax increase for company cars in 2017/18 and 2018/19.

21 Mar

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Chancellor misses an opportunity, says the BVRLA

The Chancellor has missed a major opportunity to support ultra-low emission vehicles in his 2014 Budget, according to the BVRLA.

21 Mar

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Tusker welcomes clarity but rues missed EV opportunity

David Hosking, chief executive officer of Tusker, has commented on the 2014 Budget.

21 Mar

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Chancellor’s announcement positive for the UK market, says LPG board

UKLPG, the trade association of the UK liquefied petroleum gas industry, has welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment to maintain the fuel duty rate for LPG autogas until September 2015.

21 Mar

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ACFO welcomes clarity on company car tax

ACFO has welcomed the clarity given by the chancellor on future levels of company car tax, after lobbying HM Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury.

21 Mar

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Budget gives clarity on company car tax rates

The chancellor declares Budget 2014 as a Budget for the makers, the doers and the savers.

19 Mar

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IAM comment on £200m pothole fund

The IAM has commented on the £200m pothole fund announced in today's Budget.

19 Mar

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RAC comment on the fuel duty freeze

RAC technical director David Bizley has commented on the 2014 Budget.

19 Mar

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TMC comment on Budget 2014

Paul Jackson, managing director of TMC comments on the 2014 Budget.

19 Mar

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Fleet industry hoping for clarity from today’s Budget

The fleet industry will discover what tax measures George Osborne has in store for it when he delivers his fifth Budget at 12.30pm today (Wednesday, March 19).

19 Mar

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Alphabet calls for continued Government support for EVs in Budget

Alphabet is calling for the Government to provide further certainty on electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in the Budget tomorrow (Wednesday, March 19).

18 Mar

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UKLPG calls on Government to maintain LPG duty differential

UKLPG, the trade association of the UK liquefied petroleum gas industry, is calling on the Chancellor to use this week’s Budget to maintain the duty differential for LPG at current levels until 2024.

17 Mar

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Budget: Reduce fuel duty to bolster economy

Andrew Hogsden, senior manager, strategic fleet consultancy, Lex Autolease, on how the Government can increase take-up of low emission vehicles.

12 Mar

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Budget: Chance to shout about green agenda

David Raistrick, UK automotive leader, Deloitte, on why the temptation to tax electric vehicles too heavily and too early has to be resisted.

12 Mar