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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<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 <ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/131/made Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales)]</ref> 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.scot/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 <ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/131/made Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales)]</ref> 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 <ref>Letsrecycle.com</ref> 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 <ref>Letsrecycle.com</ref> with the tax representing therefore up to 5 times the [[Gate Fee|gate fee]].