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CARBON TAX * Ireland - Lenihan confirms hauliers worst fears
Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -December 10, 2009: -- Transport Minister, Brian Lenihan, confirmed the haulage industry’s worst fears yesterday, when he introduced a Carbon Tax on diesel in his Budget 2010 speech to the Dail... The new Carbon Tax, which came into force at Midnight will add an extra 4.9 cent, including VAT to the cost of a litre of diesel... The new Carbon tax will add significantly to hauliers’ operating costs, and feed into costs of distribution... (Picture from jstservices: Heavy haulage truck)
* Ireland - IRHA slams Carbon Tax
Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -11 Dec 2009: -- The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has slammed the Government’s planned Carbon Tax, which wwas unveiled in Budget 2010 yesterday... “The Government is missing the point and appears to be motivated more by a desire to create a new mechanism for collecting tax than by any genuine commitment to reducing the levels of carbon emissions,” said Vincent Caulfield, President of the IRHA... “Introducing a blunt fuel tax is a misguided, half-baked attempt to address the root cause of carbon emissions. Short of refusing to move freight, hauliers are not in a position to effect a reduction in freight movement or to influence the distances over which freight must be carried,” he added...
* Ireland: Budget 2010 – A lost opportunity according to ISME
Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -December 10, 2009: -- The Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association ISME has described Budget 2010 as a lost opportunity, and condemned the introduction of the controversial Carbon Tax... An ISME spokesman said the Budget failed to recognise the plight of small businesses, and was bereft of stimulus measures to help them remain competitive and keep jobs... The spokesman said the introduction of a Carbon Tax at this stage was wrong, claiming it may end up as an additional tax and may not be revenue neutral as was the initial intention...
* Ireland - CILT gives Carbon Tax guarded welcome
Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -December 10, 2009: -- The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has given a guarded welcome the introduction of a Carbon Tax by Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan, in Budget 2010... President, Paul Mallee, said that while the new tax was a positive step-forward in terms of reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on fossil fuels – and simultaneously generating much-needed revenue for the Government – the new tax may unduly penalise the transport and logistics sector given its heavy reliance on road transport... He commented: “The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is keenly aware of the need for the transport sector to act responsibly in terms of environmental responsibility, and to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions”...
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