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Landfill Tax rise may cut brownfield development

Series: Urban Environment Today ; (118) 29 March 2001, 7(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: A report, "Assessing the impact of the landfill tax on derelict land clearance", warns that a rise in the landfill tax and a reduction in exemptions could reduce the amount of development on brownfield land, encourage illegal dumping and reduce interest in alternatives to landfill. Copies of the report are available free form David Walters at DETR. Tel: 020 7944 3257; e-mail: [email protected]

A report, "Assessing the impact of the landfill tax on derelict land clearance", warns that a rise in the landfill tax and a reduction in exemptions could reduce the amount of development on brownfield land, encourage illegal dumping and reduce interest in alternatives to landfill. Copies of the report are available free form David Walters at DETR. Tel: 020 7944 3257; e-mail: [email protected]