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 campaign to keep tax breaks for business who produce biodiesel.

Producers transforming cooking oil into biodiesel currently take advantage of a 20p differential however that is because of end next April.

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

Mr George stated "a number of small services in Cornwall currently earn money from utilized cooking oil".

He added: "In order to be able to get this type of industry going it does require simply a bit of lift which comes in the form of tax foregone."

Biodiesel is a mix of traditional diesel, rapeseed and .

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