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UK drops plan to raise landfill tax on construction waste, keeping current rates and exemptions.
The UK government has scrapped plans to raise landfill tax on construction waste to £126 per tonne by 2030, retaining the current dual-rate system and preserving the quarry backfilling exemption.
The decision, announced in the 2025 Autumn Budget, follows industry warnings that the change would inflate homebuilding costs and risk illegal dumping.
While Plastic Packaging Tax will rise with inflation in 2026–27 and mass balance accounting for recycled plastic will be introduced, no mandatory recycled content threshold was set.
New vape duty stamps will launch in October 2026, and Defra received targeted funding for land remediation, though overall departmental budgets remain constrained.
El plan de UK Dropped es aumentar el impuesto sobre los vertederos sobre los residuos de construcción, manteniendo los tipos y exenciones actuales.