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Labour MPs rebel over Brown's 'green' road tax

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More than 30 Labour MPs are demanding that Gordon Brown repeal his £200 tax increase on environmentally unfriendly cars purchased in the last seven years. There's sentiment that it's an unacceptable 'retrospective' tax that discredits green taxes moving forward. They argue that this tax could negatively affect millions of people, including many medium-sized family car owners, because of decisions they made a long time ago, and propose that instead a tax that changes people's behaviours in future decisions.

Meanwhile, today lorry drivers will stage a go-slow protest on London's A40 to demand a rebate on fuel duties. Hauliers say fuel for an average articulated lorry now costs £1,000 a week.
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  • lets face it any car that uses an oil relient engine is going to be hostile to the ecology..get real mr brown..just ask people for more donations towards your Squander Fund....
    mcwally

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