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27/11/2002
FSB NI welcomes cross-border fuel report
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northern Ireland has given a warm welcome to the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee Report on 'Cross Border Fuel Duty Differentials'.
NI Policy Chairman Wilfred Mitchell, who led a team of FSB members affected by the fuel situation to give oral evidence to the committee at Westminster last May, said he was "delighted" that the committee had taken up a key FSB recommendation. That is, the government should implement a separate lower rate of duty for Northern Ireland.
He added: “Northern Ireland is different, as it is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another member of the European Union and therefore the Treasury should recognize this unique situation.
“While we acknowledge the work of the Organised Crime Taskforce and Customs, they still have to make an impact in bringing about more convictions for fuel smuggling across the border.
“We would urge the UK Treasury to act on this report and call upon all of our local political parties to give their support to this report," he added.
(MB)
NI Policy Chairman Wilfred Mitchell, who led a team of FSB members affected by the fuel situation to give oral evidence to the committee at Westminster last May, said he was "delighted" that the committee had taken up a key FSB recommendation. That is, the government should implement a separate lower rate of duty for Northern Ireland.
He added: “Northern Ireland is different, as it is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another member of the European Union and therefore the Treasury should recognize this unique situation.
“While we acknowledge the work of the Organised Crime Taskforce and Customs, they still have to make an impact in bringing about more convictions for fuel smuggling across the border.
“We would urge the UK Treasury to act on this report and call upon all of our local political parties to give their support to this report," he added.
(MB)
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