Today’s Autumn Budget delivered some much-needed clarity on diesel taxation while providing vital extra support for electric and autonomous vehicles.
Today’s Autumn Budget delivered some much-needed clarity on diesel taxation while providing vital extra support for electric and autonomous vehicles.
Commenting on some of the specific measures announced in Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s speech, BVRLA Chief Executive Gerry Keaney has shared the association's views on:
- the decision to temporarily increase the Company Car Tax Diesel Supplement to 4% (for vehicles that don’t meet the Real Driving Emissions Step 2 standard)
- the temporary introduction of a temporary increase in first-year vehicle excise duty for new diesel cars (for vehicles that don’t meet the Real Driving Emissions Step 2 standard)
- the confirmation that NEDC-compatible CO2 figures would continue to be used in calculating Company Car Tax until April 2020
- the announcement of further support for Electric Vehicles
Read the full press release 'The BVRLA reacts to Autumn Budget' here
