That this House notes that the small brewers of the United Kingdom are at a serious competitive disadvantage; and therefore urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce a progressive system of duty on their beers, similar to that being adopted throughout the European Community as now provided for in Council Directive 92/83, agreed during the United Kingdom presidency.

That this House notes that the small brewers of the United Kingdom are at a serious competitive disadvantage; and therefore urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce a progressive system of duty on their beers, similar to that being adopted throughout the European Community as now provided for in...

That this House, while congratulating Her Majesty's Government in finally abolishing the special car tax, now urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce the reforms of company car taxation promised in his latest Budget statement, based not on a system of twelve price bands, which will exacerbate market bunching, distort consumer choice, encourage 'tax-beaters', inhibit the trend towards the standarisation of safety and security related specification items where the consequences might place a car into a higher tax band, distort product offerings between the United Kingdom and other EC markets and would positively encourage the migration of car prices towards the upper level of each price band, but on a progressive system based on a percentage of list price, providing an environment in which consumer choice and competition is not distorted.

That this House, while congratulating Her Majesty's Government in finally abolishing the special car tax, now urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce the reforms of company car taxation promised in his latest Budget statement, based not on a system of twelve price bands, which will exacerbate market bunching,...