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Written question asked by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 October 2017 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 October 2017 on behalf of the Treasury.


Taxis: Excise Duties

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the DVLA on the reclassification of taxis as light goods vehicles for the purposes of vehicle excise duty.

Answer

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.

Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm.

Like all taxes, Vehicle Excise Duty is kept under constant review


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109043
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Excise duties Taxis
Link
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