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Plan to charge drivers £350 to park at the office is slammed
as a 'tax on work'
Ray Massey
UK
Daily Mail
Friday, Dec 12, 2008
A controversial blueprint for taxing people around £350
a year to park at work was unveiled yesterday by the Government.
But it was immediately condemned by employers as a 'stealth tax'
and by motoring groups as a 'tax on work'.
The AA also suspected that ministers were using the workplace
parking plan as a 'plan B' in case - as is expected - Manchester
votes against a local congestion charge, killing off the idea
for many other cities.
The motoring group fears the workplace parking tax will give
cash to hungry councils an alternative weapon with which to wage
war on drivers.
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Yesterday ministers took the final step to allow councils to
charge businesses for parking places they provide to staff. Companies
have already warned they will have to pass the charge on to employees.
A 12-week consultation on regulations to govern so-called 'workplace
parking levy' schemes has been set up and will report in March
next year, junior transport minister Paul Clark said.
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INFOWARS:
BECAUSE THERE'S A WAR ON FOR YOUR MIND
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