Clause 16 - Vans registered on or after 1st march 2001: rates of duty
Finance Bill
10:15 am
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
I wish to ask the Financial Secretary a couple of questions. Are there any vans on the market in the United Kingdom at the moment that would qualify under the clause? If there are, why are we saying that someone who purchases such a van before 1 March next year will never be able to qualify for reduced VED? Surely, anyone who is a pioneer and acquires a van that is environmentally friendly ought
to benefit from the reduction in VED. I should be grateful if the Financial Secretary would respond to that point.