Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Not Addressed
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In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government should commit to evaluating all taxation changes against...
Recommendation
In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government should commit to evaluating all taxation changes against how well they deliver on the Government’s environmental objectives. 48 The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity The Government’s approach to how taxation changes will be developed and assessed to achieve this should also be set out in the Strategy.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses the forthcoming Government Food Strategy and environmental land management schemes, but does not address the recommendation to commit to evaluating all taxation changes against environmental objectives in the Net Zero Strategy.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
changes. As set out previously in our response4 to the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation on this matter, the government already carefully considers the environmental implications of relevant measures. 2 https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/709e0304–0460–4f83–9dcd-3fb490f5e676 3 https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukbi-a4-global-biodiversity-impact 4 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/997065/ CCS207_CCS0621746140–001_Treasury_Minutes_WebAccessible.pdf We also publish environmental assessments for relevant environmental tax changes, such as the Plastic Packaging Tax. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will continue to carefully consider options on assessment and publication of environmental impacts, taking into account the relevancy of environmental impacts to the tax measure. In addition, HMRC is exploring options to further strengthen the analytical approach to monitoring, evaluating and quantifying the environmental impacts of tax measures, including their wider impacts. Our approach to this issue will be kept under review, including at future Budgets. However, it would not be practical, cost effective or beneficial to consider detailed environmental impacts for every tax change, such as any changes to the personal allowances for income tax or employer National Insurance Contributions. We therefore do not agree with the Committee’s specific recommendation on this matter.
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