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UK government rejects calls for higher diesel tax to cut pollution [1]

The British government rejected calls on Sunday to raise taxes on diesel vehicles to reduce air pollution but said it will consider a national network of low-emission zones.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
Tags:
Air Pollution [3], Diesel [4], United Kingdom (UK) [5], Air Pollution Control [6], European Union (EU) [7], Vehicular Pollution [8], Air Quality Standards [9], Carbon Dioxide [10]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/uk-government-rejects-calls-higher-diesel-tax-cut-pollution
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution-control
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-standards
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide