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Craig Paton & Peter A Walker

Devolved tax on construction materials begins consultation

The Scottish Government is seeking views on a new tax that would aim to incentivise the use of recycled materials in construction.

The Scottish Aggregates Levy will replace the current UK-wide tax, which is payable when newly quarried products are used for commercial purposes.

The current charge is priced at £2 per tonne, having been frozen in 2009 by the UK Government, but the Scottish Government has said it will not lay out its plans for the rate at this stage.

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