Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

2026-05-28 · Treasury · 4291 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the (a) total annual cost to businesses of administering and complying with the proposed electric Vehicle Excise Duty scheme and (b) the ratio of this figure to the exp

Answer

The Government announced at Budget 2025 that electric Vehicle Excise Duty will be introduced from April 2028 to ensure all motorists continue to make a fair contribution to road usage, as fuel duty receipts decline during the transition to electric vehicl...