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Cars: Taxation

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 18 December 2025UIN 99797

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 94796 on Cars: Taxation, whether a weight-based system of vehicle taxation for cars is under consideration by her Department.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public finances.

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