Taxing questions: How the government's 'limited understanding' of environmental taxes is hampering green goals

National Audit Office urges government to start measuring impacts of environmental taxes more closely in order to give Parliament a better idea of the role tax can play in meeting green goals
The Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have a "limited understanding" of how the UK's tax regime supports the government's climate and environmental objectives. That is the blunt conclusion...
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