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The Labour Party government has been urged to reject proposals for a new vehicle acquisition tax levied according to weight. The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), a Brussels-based campaign group, has lobbied the Chancellor to introduce the levy in the forthcoming November Budget.

But the Countryside Alliance believes such a measure from Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves would have a disproportionate and damaging impact on countryside communities where larger vehicles are not a luxury, but a necessity.

David Bean, Parliament and Government Relations Manager at the Countryside Alliance, said: “Not content with the Chancellor’s failed attempt last year to balance the nation’s budget on the backs of farmers, campaigners are now lobbying her to balance

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