New Green taxes to be introduced (UK)

A multi-million pound menu of eco-taxes, including incentives to buy environmentally friendly washing machines and lightbulbs, has been proposed by David Miliband, the Environment Secretary, in a confidential memo to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The letter to Gordon Brown includes measures to limit car use and ownership with a “substantial increase” in road tax to reduce carbon emissions. The minister also calls for a “pay-per-mile pollution tax” on motorists and one on household waste.

The Independent