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GOVERNMENT has almost npleted its investigations 3 the possibility of introducsome form of road equivat tariff for ferry services to Ittish islands.
icottish Environment Minister Icolm Rifkind indicated in the use of Commons last week t such a measure should be .:ided, one way or another, bee the summer recess next inth.
And Scottish Secretary orge Younger has replied to Highlands and Islands Delopment Board, virtually re:ting their pleas for vat on fuel be lifted in Scottish islands V, June 13).
He indicated that cornplicans might arise, with areas of a mainland and islands in her parts of the United igdom likely to make similar -le stated: "I cannot agree that vould be as easy as your letter ggests to restrict vat exempn to the Scottish islands."