Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Environmental Taxes.
Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-03-26/debates/14032666000007/EnvironmentalTaxes
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Nicky Morgan)
Climate Change Levy;
Van benefit charge (VBC) exemption for electric vans —Budget 2014 announced that the Government will extend VBC support for zero emission vans to 5 April 2020 on a tapered basis. Zero emission vans will pay only 20% of the rate paid by conventionally fuelled vans in 2015-16, followed by 40% in 2016-17, 60% in 2017-18, 80% in 2018-19 and 90% in 2019-20, with the rates equalised in 2020-21.
Enhanced capital allowance (ECA) for zero emissions goods vehicles —Budget 2014 announced that the Government will extend the ECA for zero emission goods vehicles to 31 March 2018. To comply with EU state-aid rules the availability of the ECA will be limited to businesses that do not claim the Government’s plug-in van grant.
Table 1: Revenue Forecast for Environmental Taxes Using Original OBR Scoring Methodology 1 Tax Actual Revenue 2010-11 Actual Revenue Raised 2011-12 Revenue Forecast 2012-13 Revenue Forecast 2013-14 Revenue Forecast 2014-15 Revenue Forecast 2015-16 Revenue Forecast 2016-17 Revenue Forecast 2017-18 Revenue Forecast 2018-19 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Climate Change Levy and Carbon Price Floor £0.7bn £0.7bn £0.7bn £1.3bn £2.0bn £2.5bn £2.3bn £2.2bn £2.1bn Aggregates Levy £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn Landfill Tax £1.1bn £1.1bn £1.1bn £1.2bn £1.3bn £1.2bn £1.1bn £1.1bn £1.1bn EU ETS £0.4bn £0.2bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.4bn £0.4bn £0.6bn £0.6bn Carbon Reduction Commitment £0.0bn £0.7bn £0.7bn £0.7bn £0.8bn £0.8bn £0.7bn £0.6bn £0.6bn Total £2.5bn £3.0bn £3.0bn £3.8bn £4.7bn £5.1bn £4.8bn £4.7bn £4.7bn Total Revenue from Environmental Taxes £2.5bn £3.0bn £3.0bn £3.8bn £4.7bn £5.1bn £4.8bn £4.7bn £4.7bn Total Tax Forecast Receipts £555.7bn £577.5bn £593.5bn £619.8bn £648.2bn £675.5bn £711.2bn £743.6bn £778.0bn Proportion of Total Tax Receipts 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 1 Numbers in both tables may not add up due to rounding.
Table 2: Revenue Forecast for Environmental Taxes Using New OBR Scoring Methodology Tax Actual Revenue 2010-11 Actual Revenue Raised 2011-12 Revenue Forecast 2012-13 Revenue Forecast 2013-14 Revenue Forecast 2014-15 Revenue Forecast 2015-16 Revenue Forecast 2016-17 Revenue Forecast 2017-18 Revenue Forecast 2018-19 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Climate Change Levy and Carbon Price Floor £0.7bn £0.7bn £0.7bn £1.3bn £2.0bn £2.5bn £2.3bn £2.2bn £2.1bn Aggregates Levy £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.3bn Landfill Tax £1.1bn £1.1bn £1.1bn £1.2bn £1.3bn £1.2bn £1.1bn £1.1bn £1.1bn EU ETS 2 £0.2bn £0.3bn £0.3bn £0.4bn £0.3bn £0.4bn £0.4bn £0.4bn £0.4bn Carbon Reduction Commitment 3 £0.0bn £0.0bn £0.6bn £0.6bn £0.7bn £0.7bn £0.6bn £0.6bn £0.6bn Total £2. 3 bn £ 2 . 4 bn £ 2 . 9 bn £3.8bn £4. 6 bn £5. 0 bn £4. 6 bn £4. 5 bn £4. 4 bn Total Revenue from Environmental Taxes £2.3bn £2.4bn £2.9bn £3.8bn £4.6bn £5.0bn £4.6bn £4.5bn £4.4bn Total Tax Forecast Receipts £555.5bn £576.9bn £593.4bn £619.8bn £648.1bn £675.4bn £711.0bn £743.4bn £777.7bn Proportion of Total Tax Receipts 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 2 The OBR now scores EU ETS revenue on an accruals rather than cash basis. 3 The OBR now scores CRC revenue when permits are surrendered, rather than when the emissions took place. The OBR now also excludes central Government. CRC permit revenues from its published figures.
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