Vehicle Excise Duty

HC Deb 23 June 1998 vol 314 cc451-2W

Mr. Green

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to bring vehicle excise duty on heavy goods vehicles into line with average levels in other European Union countries. [46550]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 22 June 1998]None. In the last Budget, 17 March 1998,Official Report, column 1109, the Chancellor announced a review of the system for setting vehicle excise duty rates for lorries to ensure that the environmental damage caused by lorries is reflected in their vehicle excise duty rates.