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Tax benefits for EVs are axed in ‘backward’ Autumn Budget

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“Taxes should support decarbonisation and the delivery of net zero, rather than threaten EV markets”
Mike Hawes Chief executive, SMMT
“The Chancellor’s EV taxation actions will dim the incentive to switch to electric vehicles”
Edmund King OBE President, AA

ELECTRIC vehicle owners will pay vehicle excise duty (VED) from April 2025, Chancellor of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced in his Autumn

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