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Budget 2009 - Car scrappage scheme slammed
22 April 2009
Commenting on the announcement of a car scrappage scheme in today's Budget, Friends of the Earth's senior transport campaigner Tony Bosworth said:
"A car scrappage scheme targeted at replacing old gas-guzzlers with smarter cars that use less fuel could have played a limited role in reducing climate change emissions from transport - but the plans announced in today's Budget have no green substance."
"This is just an unnecessary subsidy to an industry that has consistently opposed tough legislation to cut carbon emissions."
"A scrappage scheme on its own is nowhere near enough to make the emissions cuts that are needed from transport. Other measures to encourage greener cars such as larger gaps between car tax bands and investment in public transport, walking and cycling are also essential."
Notes:
1. A general reaction to the Budget is available at:
www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_reaction_22042009.html
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Published by Friends of the Earth Trust
Last modified: May 2009
