HMRC

UK's Plastic Packaging Tax rakes in £276m for Treasury during first year

Taxation

UK's Plastic Packaging Tax rakes in £276m for Treasury during first year

First official data on impact of the UK's Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) finds 40 per cent of plastic manufactured in or imported to UK last year was exempt from the tax

clock 17 August 2023 • 3 min read

Taxation

'Lack of leadership and coordination': MPs slam Treasury for failure to align tax system with UK's climate goals

Public Accounts Committee report warns Treasury and HMRC have limited understanding of how the tax system supports or hinders the UK’s environmental goals

clock 28 April 2021 • 7 min read

Taxation

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

clock 12 February 2021 • 5 min read

Work

HMRC commits to clamping down on its own carbon emissions

The department has announced commitments to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 and to cut its business travel emissions by 50 per cent

clock 03 September 2020 • 2 min read

Energy

Solar supporters call on Chancellor to abandon VAT hike

VAT on household solar and storage is due to rise from five to 20 per cent on October 1

clock 06 September 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

MPs set to vote on Net Zero law

Motion to approve 2050 net zero target scheduled for Commons vote this afternoon, as campaigners call for government to match VAT policies with climate ambitions

clock 24 June 2019 • 3 min read

Solar

Industry hopeful for solar-storage system VAT cut

Solar-storage systems in line for a price cut, after HMRC reportedly confirms five per cent VAT rate for new installations

clock 04 August 2017 • 2 min read