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Landfill Tax: Exemptions

Commons · Question 103031 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in dredging disposal costs arising from the removal of the Landfill Tax exemption for Air Pollution Control residues on trends in levels o

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...