1 MP Backs Biodiesel Tax Break Campaign
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MP backs biodiesel tax break project

29 June 2011

Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George is backing a project to keep tax breaks for companies who produce biodiesel.

Producers transforming cooking oil into biodiesel currently benefit from a 20p differential but that is because of end next April.

The St Ives MP, who leads the Lib Dem Environment Team, has been fulfilling with the UK sustainable .

Mr George said "a variety of small companies in Cornwall currently earn money from used cooking oil".

He included: "In order to be able to get this type of market going it does need just a bit of lift which is available in the form of tax foregone."

Biodiesel is a mix of standard diesel, rapeseed and veggie oils.

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