Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the potential impact of the level of landfill tax on the (a) amount and (b) proportion of waste sent to landfill in Enfield.
Since 2000, Landfill Tax has contributed to a 90% reduction in local authority waste sent to landfill in England. Landfill Tax works hand in hand with wider measures in the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy for England which are designed to encourage waste to be managed more sustainably and support the government’s ambitious target of zero avoidable waste by 2050.
To inform tax decisions on tax policy, the government undertakes relevant and proportionate environmental and wider impact assessments. No recent assessment has been carried out on the specific impact of Landfill Tax on waste sent to landfill in Enfield.
The government will continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including local authorities, on the impact of Landfill Tax as part of the ongoing Landfill Tax review.