| Topic: | Re:Re:Air pollution in Putney | |
| Posted by: | Tim Henderson | |
| Date/Time: | 18/05/14 09:16:00 |
| The pressure to tackle the diesel problem by changing incentives has increased with the release of correspondence between the Mayor of London and the government : http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/boris-johnson-urges-george-osborne-to-increase-road-tax-on-diesel-cars-in-london-9384026.html " Boris Johnson today urged George Osborne to increase road tax on diesel cars belching out pollution in London. He called for the Chancellor to shake up the road tax regime to encourage drivers to shift to vehicles less damaging to public health. Mr Johnson stressed the Government “controls many of the most effective policy levers” to improve air quality in London including “fiscal incentives to help tackle dieselisation”." |