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Summary ot the Chancellor's measures affecting the haulage industry: • A formal review of the operation of employers liability insurance.

5th December 2002
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• Landfill tax to rise by 13/tonne annually from 2005, heading towards a target of 935/tonne.

• A reduction in duty on bio-ethanol, by 20p/lit next year. The government also plans to consider the role of sulphur-free fuels.

• The introduction of a distance-based road-user charge is well underway and the government is now looking into, among other things, technical options for administering the charge. This process includes invitations to tender in 2003.

• The introduction of 'e-licensing' and telephone licensing to vehicle owners paying their Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) by 2005.

• A new lower VED rate of £105 for vans meeting Euro-4 emissions standards from next year.

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