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The Landfill Tax started out at modest rates and annual increases, and was then increased by £8 per tonne from 2006 to 2014 before moving closer to inflationary increases thereafter, with the rate from 1st April 2019 announced at £91.35 for active and £2.90 for inactive waste and from 1st April 2020 £94.15 for active and £3.00 for inactive waste. | The Landfill Tax started out at modest rates and annual increases, and was then increased by £8 per tonne from 2006 to 2014 before moving closer to inflationary increases thereafter, with the rate from 1st April 2019 announced at £91.35 for active and £2.90 for inactive waste and from 1st April 2020 £94.15 for active and £3.00 for inactive waste. | ||
From 2015 the Scottish Landfill Tax came into force (at the same rates England and set for the same rate in 2019/20) and from April 2018 Wales set its own landfill tax known as the Landfill Disposal Tax (with a slightly higher rate for active waste 2019/20 of £91.70.) | From 2015 the Scottish Landfill Tax<ref>[https://revenue.scott/scottish-landfil-tax Scottish Landfill Tax]</ref> came into force (at the same rates England and set for the same rate in 2019/20) and from April 2018 Wales set its own landfill tax known as the Landfill Disposal Tax (with a slightly higher rate for active waste 2019/20 of £91.70.) | ||
To put the rates into context the landfill [[Gate Fee|gate fee]]s in 2018 were stated as £14.00 to £28.00 with the tax representing therefore up to 5 times the [[Gate Fee|gate fee]]. | To put the rates into context the landfill [[Gate Fee|gate fee]]s in 2018 were stated as £14.00 to £28.00 with the tax representing therefore up to 5 times the [[Gate Fee|gate fee]]. |