The Guardian - Freedom of information request reveals huge drop in vehicle excise duty but agency calls the figure misleadingThe decision to scrap paper car tax discs cost the government more than £400m in revenue in the first 12 months after the change came into effect, official figures suggest.Data obtained by the Financial Times through a freedom of information request shows that in the 12 months following the abolition, from October 2014 to September 2015, the Driver mp;amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency collected £5.71bn in vehicle excise duty (VED). This was a reduction of around £412m on the previous 1...
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