Environmental Taxation

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 8 March 2007.

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Photo of David Ruffley David Ruffley Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) 10:30, 8 March 2007

The Treasury's statement of intent on environmental taxation of 2 July said that it would

"shift the burden of tax from 'goods' to 'bads'".

According to the Office for National Statistics, however, environmental tax as a share of GDP has fallen under the Chancellor's stewardship from 3.4 per cent. to 2.9 per cent. Does the Minister agree that Brown is not green?