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Syria
Monday 11th June 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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As the Chancellor recently said, if there is one thing worse than a Government who listen, it is a Government who do not listen.

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Unfortunately, the Exchequer Secretary’s attempt to clarify the skip tax appears to have added to the confusion. Will he engage with the industry in the same spirit as he has engaged with others, and consider the eligibility of fines residue from trommel equipment being eligible for the lower rate of duty?

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My understanding is that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is continuing to work with the industry to provide clarity in this area. There have been concerns; I think there was a misinterpretation of earlier advice and I believe that that is in the process of being addressed.

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