Tories plan radical green transport tax

The Conservatives are drawing up plans for steep rises in taxes on air travel and gas-guzzling cars, it emerged last night, writes Patrick Hennessy.

The increases could be offset by deep cuts in council tax, VAT and National Insurance contributions, according to proposals being hammered out by the party’s transport policy review group.

Steven Norris, the Tories’ former London mayoral candidate who heads the group, said climate change was the “most important challenge to the planet”. He thought the public was ready for a radical change in its behaviour.
Telegraph