ABD slams “greed tax”
Date: 25/04/2008 12:00:00
The Association of British Drivers (ABD) has criticised the government's proposed increase in vehicle tax, claiming that it will have very little impact on reducing emissions.
According to the organisation, Treasury figures obtained by MP Justine Greening and reported in the Telegraph show that while revenue from increased taxation will rise to £4 billion, emissions will be reduced by only one per cent.
Labelling the levy a “greed tax”, Ben Adams, environment spokesperson for the ABD, said: “If the government thinks it can get away with charging motorists over five times the carbon tax rate in its own Stern Report, how long will it be before domestic fuel bills become the next soft target?”
Mr Adams added that politicians “prefer to be economical with the truth” regarding issues such as climate change and global warming.
He called on Gordon Brown to reduce motoring taxes that “are already hitting hard working families and businesses”, including car insurance holders.
The ABD, a voluntary non-profit organisation, was founded in 1992, according to the group's website.