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Recommendation 8
8
Accepted
As an investment in the maritime workforce and a way to capitalise on the reputation...
Recommendation
As an investment in the maritime workforce and a way to capitalise on the reputation of UK maritime training, tonnage tax needs to retain its training link. (Paragraph 43) Environment
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that the training link will remain an integral part of the UK Tonnage Tax regime, has increased funding support through the Support for Maritime Training programme to 50% of cadets training costs, and is considering options to ensure high quality training for officer cadets and ratings trainees.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government agrees. The training link has been an integral part of the UK Tonnage Tax regime since its inception in 2000 and will continue to remain so. We have increased funding support through our Support for Maritime Training programme to 50% of cadets training costs and are considering options to ensure that the training received by officer cadets and ratings trainees continues to be high quality and relevant to the current and future UK maritime requirements. The vessels and operators within the UK Tonnage Tax are an important part in delivering those objectives.