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Duty differential for Used Cooking Oil biodiesel will continue for two years from April 2010

(17/12/2009)

According to Renewable Fuel Agency’s 2008/9 figures, the UK used 1,029 M litres of bio-diesel in UK transport, of which approximately 65 M Litres were produced from UK feedstock, and of which 34 M Litres were manufactured from UK Used Cooking Oil (UCO). The government initially announced plans in the 2008 Budget to remove a 20 pence per litre duty differential for all bio-diesel from 2010, arguing that the tax discount could not distinguish be... [more]

UK Sustainable Bio-diesel Alliance to fight the Government's plan to abolish the duty differential for bio-fuels

(27/07/2009)

The 2008 Budget announced that the 20 pence per litre duty differential for bio-fuels for road use would cease from 2010. This means that that bio-diesel will become significantly more expensive than main road (fossil) fuels and therefore not viable commercially. Removing the differential means that the only support for bio-diesel is from the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), which obliges fuel suppliers to ensure that a percentage ... [more]

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