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Robin Hood meets the tax inspectors of Nottingham

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28th Sep 2007
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A car parking space tax or workplace levy (WPL) currently being considered by Nottingham City council may bring back unhappy memories for tax officials at the large HMRC complex in the city, according to leading mid-tier firm of accountants Baker Tilly.

Baker Tilly’s Head of Tax, George Bull, points out that in the 1980s Treasury moves to tax workplace car parking faced fierce opposition from tax inspectors and other civil servants. Those proposals were eventually dropped, so reducing tax bills for everyone who enjoys a free parking space at work. “Government buildings would not have been exempted in the old proposal and nor would they be in this one, according to Nottingham City Council,” Bull said. “We must wait to see whether history repeats itself and the proposals are dropped. In a more environmentally-conscious culture, the new proposals are much more likely to succeed.”

More than 2,000 HMRC employees are understood to be based in Nottingham but it is not known how many enjoy free workplace car parking.

Bull continued “The proposed workplace levy seems to be more efficient than the well-known congestion charge. More than 40% of revenue raised by London’s CCTV-based congestion charge goes into running the scheme; by contrast Nottingham City Council projects costs of only 10% for its scheme.”

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