1 MP Backs Biodiesel Tax Break Campaign
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MP backs biodiesel tax break campaign

29 June 2011

Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George is backing a project to keep tax breaks for companies who produce biodiesel.

Producers transforming cooking oil into biodiesel currently gain from a 20p differential however that is due to end next April.

The St Ives MP, who leads the Lib Dem Environment Team, has actually been meeting the UK sustainable biodiesel alliance.

Mr George stated "a number of small services in Cornwall presently earn money from utilized cooking oil".

He added: "In order to have the ability to get this kind of market going it does require just a little bit of lift which can be found in the type of tax inevitable."

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