In an initial comment on today’s Budget, CIWM deputy chief executive Chris Murphy said:
“Although there is little of any substance in the Budget 2016 to gladden hearts in the UK waste and resource sector, the additional funding over the next five years for HMRC to tackle tax evasion and non-compliance across the waste supply chain is welcome, and confirmation of the Landfill Tax rate regime through to March 2019 provides some medium term certainty. The expected changes to plastic and glass packaging targets appear pragmatic and likely to ensure that the UK performance is more closely aligned with the new EU Circular Economy.
“In terms of providing a coherent framework to support green economic growth, however, the Chancellor has once again turned our sector away empty handed.”
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Pat Jennings Head of Policy & Communications Tel: 01604 620426 Mob: 07912 228260 E-mail: pat.jennings@ciwm.co.uk