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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Brexit boost as EU agrees to hold talks on delaying electric car tariffs

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Rishi Sunak’s government has been handed a boost after EU officials agreed to discuss post-Brexit plans to apply a tariff on electric cars, ahead of a looming “cliff edge” deadline on whether to delay the move.

The UK is hoping the European Commission will agree to push back the costly new tariff rules set to come into force in January 2024 as part of Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal.

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