Transport written question – answered at on 23 April 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport
(1) what progress has been made on resolving whether anchor-handling vessels fall within the scope of the tug paragraph in the EU state guidelines and therefore whether they must be flagged in an EU country to qualify for tonnage tax; and what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on this matter;
(2) what recent progress she has made with her international counterparts on the dispute over whether anchor-handling vessels must be flagged in an EU country in order to qualify for tonnage tax.
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have written to the European Commission on the subject and a reply is expected very shortly.
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