Hefty input tax measures could be in the pipeline

06 March 1998

Hefty input tax measures could be in the pipeline

A “GREEN” tax on pesticides and fertilisers of up to 125% could be announced in the Budget on March 17, and imposed as soon as April 1999, according to the British Agrochemical Association.

Patrick Goldsworthy, BAA stewardship manager, said that reports considering 50% and 125% tax rates suggested cereal growers would cut grass weed herbicide inputs by up to a third.