Use fiscal policies to drive away from diesel and clean up air pollution

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Ahead of next week's budget, Policy Exchange's Richard Howard sets out the case for using fiscal policies to shift motorists away from diesels and clean up air pollution in our cities

There is an air pollution crisis taking place in London and many of the UK's other major cities. Our recent report Up in the Air documents the fact that 12.5 per cent of London's total area exceeded legal...

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