Budget 2014
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Opinion 8 May 2014
Budget 2014: Little low-emission logic in this Budget
The BVRLA's Chief Executive Gerry Keaney on the 2014 Budget.
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Tax and legislation news 14 Apr 2014
Disappointment as fuel duty is frozen, not reduced
Chancellor uses Budget to commit to current fuel duty levels until spring 2015
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Fleet industry news 9 Apr 2014
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.
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Tax and legislation news 1 Apr 2014
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.
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Fleet industry news 27 Mar 2014
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.
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Fleet industry news 21 Mar 2014
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.
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Fleet industry news 21 Mar 2014
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.
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Fleet industry news 21 Mar 2014
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.
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Fleet industry news 21 Mar 2014
Tusker welcomes clarity but rues missed EV opportunity
David Hosking, chief executive officer of Tusker, has commented on the 2014 Budget.
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Fleet industry news 21 Mar 2014
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.
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Fleet industry news 21 Mar 2014
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.
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Tax and legislation news 19 Mar 2014
Budget gives clarity on company car tax rates
The chancellor declares Budget 2014 as a Budget for the makers, the doers and the savers.
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Fleet industry news 19 Mar 2014
IAM comment on £200m pothole fund
The IAM has commented on the £200m pothole fund announced in today's Budget.
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Fleet industry news 19 Mar 2014
RAC comment on the fuel duty freeze
RAC technical director David Bizley has commented on the 2014 Budget.
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NEWS 19 Mar 2014
TMC comment on Budget 2014
Paul Jackson, managing director of TMC comments on the 2014 Budget.
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Fleet industry news 19 Mar 2014
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).
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Fleet industry news 18 Mar 2014
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).
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Fleet industry news 17 Mar 2014
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.
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Opinion 12 Mar 2014
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.
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Opinion 12 Mar 2014
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.