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035			_a(Sirsi) u113195
245			_aAggregates levy lacks clarity and support for good practice
260			_c2001
490			_aMinerals Bulletin _vMay 2001, 4(1)
520			_aPresents the RICS response to the HM Customs and Excise draft legislation on the Aggregates Levy which expresses concerns about the unclear terminology and lack of encouragement for good environmental practice. The RICS has also commented on the Treasury proposals for the use of the Sustainability Fund saying that it is important that it is not used to address failures in enforcing planning conditions or as a community benefit fund. It has identified the fund's primary objectives as to ensure that the price of aggregates extraction reflects the environmental costs, to encourage recycling and to correct market failures associated with aggregates production. Details of the Aggregates Levy are available at http://www.hmce.gov.uk/bus/excise/agl-over.htm whilst the consultation paper on the Sustainability Fund has been published at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/docs/2000/sfcons2108.html.
650			_aAGGREGATES
650			_aAGGREGATES TAX
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
650			_aMINERAL EXTRACTION
650			_aRICS RESPONSE
650			_aSUSTAINABILITY FUND
690			_aMINING AND MINERALS
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