UK: HAULIERS HIT HARD BY FRENCH FISHERMEN
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Officials at the Freight Transport Association (FTA) estimate that the blockade of Channel ports by French fishermen will cost its members approximately GB[pound] 5mn, and it believes that few of its members will apply for compensation, because of the complexities involved in making an application. Individual companies have to apply to the French government, and have to be able to prove that their drivers were able to get to a French port, and were then unable to get on a ferry or travel to a different port. The representative association of lorry drivers, the Road Hauliers' Association, believes that a number of its members will be forced out of business as a result of the French industrial action.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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UK: LORRY TAX DOESN'T COVER COST OF DAMAGE
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A new report compiled on behalf of the government reveals that the tax contribution UK hauliers make hardly covers the damage caused by their vehicles. Large trucks can cause as much as GB[pound] 28,OOO of damage per annum, but hauliers pay just GB[pound] 25,000 in vehicle excise duty and tax. However the Road Haulage Association argue that in comparison to the rest of Europe truckers are still "taxed out of the market", and are not "competing on a level playing field". Estimates suggest that Dutch hauliers pay around GB[pound] 10,000 per vehicle in taxes, and French companies around GB[pound] 11,000.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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When taxation adds up to a moving experience
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Threats by UK lorry drivers to flag out their fleets to Belgium or Luxembourg have highlighted the growth of tax competition in Europe. Different tax structures have developed in countries such as France and Germany from those in the UK, and in some cases differences in taxation have become so significant that companies have thought it worthwhile relocating to another country. In this way, companies are exerting a significant degree of political power.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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