Petition Scrap the Skip Tax

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On Friday 18 May, thousands of small businesses in the skip disposal industry, employing 20,000 to 30,000 people, were affected by the changing of the tax rate for the disposal of materials from skips from £2.50 a tonne to £64 a tonne. .

The tax may have an impact on fly tipping in rural areas. A problem experienced already in the beautiful Wolds..

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Date closed 1 June 2013
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