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    Nov 15, 2023 2 minutes

    TAXING CHOICES

    The Treasury has a problem: how to replace shrinking road taxes in the age of ZEVs (Zero Emission Vehicles). Left unattended, it would blow a significant hole in government finances.

    We pay about 52.95p in tax on every litre of fuel, netting the Treasury about £24.3 billion. With increased use of electronic vehicles (EVs), that figure will be in

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