Landfill Tax: Exemptions
Commons · Question 103030 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the average annual cost to the energy from waste and biomass sectors of the removal of the Landfill Tax exemption for Air Pollution Control residues.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 12 Jan 2026
The Government recognises the important role that the energy from waste, dredging and biomass sectors play in supporting the Government’s circular economy objectives. The Government announced at Budget last year that it would remove the Landfill Tax exemp...