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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The [[Landfill Tax]] in the UK is applied to wastes that go to [[Landfill]], which increases the overall cost of [[Landfill]]. The tax is applied per tonne of waste, applied in addition to the [[Gate Fee|gate fee]] charged by the landfill operator, who is responsible for charging and collecting the tax from the disposer of the waste, and accounting for the tax and paying it to [[HMRC]]. In 2017/18 the amount of Landfill Tax collected was £747 million <ref name='hmrcstat'>[https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/StatisticalBulletins/Pages/BulletinArchive.aspx?viewname=Landfill%20Tax%20Archive HMRC Statistical Bulletin]</ref> and VAT is charged on the [[Landfill]] [[Gate Fee|gate fee]] and the Landfill Tax. In November 2021 [[wikipedia: HM Treasury|HM Treasury]] launched a review of the Landfill Tax<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037307/LfT_review_CfE.pdf</ref>.
The [[Landfill Tax]] in the UK is applied to wastes that go to [[Landfill]], which increases the overall cost of [[Landfill]]. The tax is applied per tonne of waste, applied in addition to the [[Gate Fee|gate fee]] charged by the landfill operator, who is responsible for charging and collecting the tax from the disposer of the waste, and accounting for the tax and paying it to [[HMRC]]. In 2020/21 the amount of Landfill Tax collected was £566 million which is 11.7% lower than the previous financial year <ref name='hmrcstat'>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/environmental-taxes-bulletin/environmental-taxes-bulletin-commentary-june-2021#landfill-tax-receipts-and-declarations HMRC National Statistical Environmental Bulletin commentary (June 2021)]</ref> and VAT is charged on the [[Landfill]] [[Gate Fee|gate fee]] and the Landfill Tax. In November 2021 [[wikipedia: HM Treasury|HM Treasury]] launched a review of the Landfill Tax<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037307/LfT_review_CfE.pdf</ref>.


== History ==
== History ==