Sign the petition to stop the landfill tax increase

Further to the recent topic concerning the huge increase in landfill tax announced this month by HMRC that will add dramatically to the cost of skips and waste, here is a link to a petition being organised to change the policy. I believe this is a poorly thought out bit of legislation that will have a dramatic impact on our industry and we need to rally behind skip companies and the construction industry in campaigning against it. Think about it like this, it cost around £60 to buy a reasonable tonne load of topsoil. To get rid of it will now cost more than double that. The mind boggles. Sign the petition an get behind this campaign. http://www.skiphiremagazine.co.uk/

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Craig McGibbon on May 29, 2012 at 21:57

done

Permalink Reply by Chris @ Tidy Garden Company on May 29, 2012 at 22:24

increasing the price of waste disposal is obviously the best way to solve the issue of fly tipping


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on May 29, 2012 at 22:45

Done


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Phil Voice on May 30, 2012 at 7:57

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Stuart Diprose Land-Scape.co.uk on May 30, 2012 at 17:47

absolutely insane.  i feel like lynching an hmrc employee.

and the way things are going, i could probably get arrested for writing that.

what idiots are our taxes paying to come up with stuff like this?

Permalink Reply by Mark Watson on May 31, 2012 at 8:36

Done. A job destroying, poorly thought out tax. I recurring theme with this "government".

Permalink Reply by Guy on June 1, 2012 at 9:12
More than 1500 signatures so far and apparently the issue had a mention in the Sun this week. Skip companies are threatening to block Trafalgar Square over the Jubilee weekend if the tax isn't frozen to allow for further consultations with industries effected by this. Things are heating up on this issue so here's praying for a pasty tax u-turn. More signatures are needed though.
Permalink Reply by Thermo on June 1, 2012 at 15:10

looks like there has been some form of u-turn or clarification in the breaking news...heres hoping!


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Gary RK on June 1, 2012 at 16:55
HMRC 'clarifies' guidance and blames skip companies for recent uproar over increases to land fill tax:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/01/hmrc-landfill-cha...
Permalink Reply by Mark Watson on June 1, 2012 at 17:23

Well that's nice and clear then.Sorted.


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Gary RK on June 1, 2012 at 17:53
So, I wonder who is to blame ?

- HMRC for not issuing clear guidance ? Or

- Skip companies not digesting guidance and knee jerking ?

Interesting to note that not all skip companies reacted .... So some did understand Guidance, our included (Collards - he of BTCC racing fame ;-) ....
Permalink Reply by Mark Watson on June 1, 2012 at 18:11

I'm still not sure exactly what this "clarification" means though....
 
Gary @ 360 Landscaping said:

So, I wonder who is to blame ?

- HMRC for not issuing clear guidance ? Or

- Skip companies not digesting guidance and knee jerking ?

Interesting to note that not all skip companies reacted .... So some did understand Guidance, our included (Collards - he of BTCC racing fame ;-) ....

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