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A new tax on UK motorists to be unveiledDetails concerning drastic measures to
combat CO² emissions in the UK are to be unveiled by the government
soon. In a leaked memo from Whitehall, our reporter has discovered that
the government is to bring about brand new legislation, whereby all
motor vehicle owners : including those with motor cars, lorries and
buses, will pay-as-they-drive for their vehicle's CO² emissions.
It is said that from August 2007, each and every vehicle using the UK road network, will be fitted with a small computerized device beneath the dashboard, one that will inform central government the exact number of miles each vehicle travels on an annual basis. This new taxation, covering all vehicles according to their engine's cubic capacity, is to be on a sliding scale starting at around thirty pence per mile for smaller engined vehicles, and as high as seventy-five pence at the top end for lorries and buses. This will be recovered annually, with pay-as-you-drive commencing with the date of the fitting of the device. This means that those who burn the most fuel will, in fact, bear the brunt of this new far reaching method of reducing CO² emissions. With this country's ever increasing volume of new traffic coming onto our roads, the government has felt that it has been forced to take what will be seen by most motorists, as draconian measures, in a bid to force them to reduce their dependency on unnecessary use of their vehicles. Finally, it has been suggested that this tax will be used as a step in the right direction in paving the way for much cleaner, therefore less polluting energy resources. From our reporter in London. Guy D. Mann |
The long journey from the scrap heap!
A new tourist attraction for Buxton?
Well, that's what local ship enthusiast, Arnold Fairlyweather hopefully
believes. The Pavilion Gardens is set to get another boost to its
attractions, that is, if Arnold has his way. |
Buxton's new TV station goes onlineBuxton went out live to the rest of the
country early today, as the town's first local television station, This
is Buxton 21TV, hit the airwaves for the very first time. |
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Diamonds rediscovered in BuxtonThe town is all excited about the latest
discovery, made by two local children, when out playing in a field.
Yes, it's true! Diamonds have been rediscovered in Buxton. |
Buxton gets a Scottish Mountain Range!A wealthy local philanthropist, Angus
Macatoomish, who came to live in Buxton 57 years ago, from his home in
the Scottish highlands, has successfully made a bid for the mountain
range that had been put up for sale in Scotland recently. Angus told
us, " I miss my homeland very much. |
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