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The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 [3] provides the legal framework for the scheme and for the allocation of tradable landfill allowances to each waste disposal authority in England. These allowances will convey the right for a waste disposal authority to landfill a certain amount of biodegradable municipal waste in a specified scheme year.
Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996 by Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment, John Gummer, and was the UK's first environmental tax. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The tax is seen as a key mechanism in enabling the UK to meet its targets set out in the Landfill Directive for the landfilling of biodegradable waste.
The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) is a scheme for the distribution of funds generated from Landfill Tax in the United Kingdom. The scheme was established by the Landfill Tax Regulations in 1996. [1] The LTCS was designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill upon local communities.
The scope of the tax is set down in the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (SI 1527). The Landfill Tax (Contaminated Land) Order 1996 (SI 1529) sets out provisions for exempting waste generated as a result of cleaning up historically contaminated land. The tax is based on the weight of the waste to be deposited, thereby applying the polluter pays ...
The Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015 No. 127) The Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Interest on Unpaid Tax and Interest Rates in General) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015 No. 128) The Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Postponement of Tax Pending a Review or Appeal) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015 No ...
Hawkish residents questioned why Republic Services Inc. — a multi-billion-dollar waste disposal company — wanted tax-free funding for a project at its Arlington landfill. The $59B owner of a ...
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The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017, which received Royal Assent on 7 September 2017, [2] is a tax on the disposal of waste to landfill and is charged by weight. The Welsh Revenue Authority has collected and manages both the Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax in Wales since 2018.