Glass
4th February 2013, 11:23 PM
The UK government is going to tax air with people paying tax according to the quality of air they have access to. People in the country will pay more because their air is cleaner than those in the city who will pay less.
Eventually there will be a series of Air plants which will capture clean air and send it to other areas in the country with less clean air.
You can make this shit up. It's got to be a spoof, surely. Ayr University is developing the system?
UK government plans tax on fresh air to ‘help improve environment’
The air we breathe is set to be taxed as part of a revolutionary *Government plan to raise more money.
Rural folk will have to cough up the most under the new charge – already dubbed a gasp bill – while those living in our polluted cities will be expected to pay less.
The Air Tariff Control system will assess charges in different areas of the country and every household will be liable for payments, which will be administered by local authorities and added to council tax bills.
The project, to be run by a private firm under a five-year licence, is designed to fund air quality improvement initiatives.
One senior air technician at the Environment Agency said: “Air is natural but, just like water, it is a finite resource that we have to manage sensibly. Water quality and supply improved with privatisation and there is no reason why this should not have the same impact on air. The aim is to allow everyone to enjoy high-quality breathing air.”
The scheme, which the Government believes will help reduce levels of asthma and bronchitis, will see each region of the country allocated an Air Band to determine how much each household will pay.
The Lake District is likely, according to
the documents, to be in the highest bracket while residents of cities such as London, Manchester and Birmingham are earmarked for rebates because of traffic fumes.
Special plants will later be built to capture clean air and regulate its flow around the country, monitored by tracking devices being developed at Ayr University.
But critics believe the Coalition plan will see the end of free air for all in the UK, with private companies cashing in.
One Labour backbencher said last night: “This has literally taken my breath away.”
Link (http://www.hangthebankers.com/uk-government-plans-tax-on-fresh-air-to-help-improve-environment/)
Source (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coalition-plans-tax-on-fresh-air-177406)
I rank this one up there with getting rid of the cows to stop greenhouse gas emissions.
Eventually there will be a series of Air plants which will capture clean air and send it to other areas in the country with less clean air.
You can make this shit up. It's got to be a spoof, surely. Ayr University is developing the system?
UK government plans tax on fresh air to ‘help improve environment’
The air we breathe is set to be taxed as part of a revolutionary *Government plan to raise more money.
Rural folk will have to cough up the most under the new charge – already dubbed a gasp bill – while those living in our polluted cities will be expected to pay less.
The Air Tariff Control system will assess charges in different areas of the country and every household will be liable for payments, which will be administered by local authorities and added to council tax bills.
The project, to be run by a private firm under a five-year licence, is designed to fund air quality improvement initiatives.
One senior air technician at the Environment Agency said: “Air is natural but, just like water, it is a finite resource that we have to manage sensibly. Water quality and supply improved with privatisation and there is no reason why this should not have the same impact on air. The aim is to allow everyone to enjoy high-quality breathing air.”
The scheme, which the Government believes will help reduce levels of asthma and bronchitis, will see each region of the country allocated an Air Band to determine how much each household will pay.
The Lake District is likely, according to
the documents, to be in the highest bracket while residents of cities such as London, Manchester and Birmingham are earmarked for rebates because of traffic fumes.
Special plants will later be built to capture clean air and regulate its flow around the country, monitored by tracking devices being developed at Ayr University.
But critics believe the Coalition plan will see the end of free air for all in the UK, with private companies cashing in.
One Labour backbencher said last night: “This has literally taken my breath away.”
Link (http://www.hangthebankers.com/uk-government-plans-tax-on-fresh-air-to-help-improve-environment/)
Source (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coalition-plans-tax-on-fresh-air-177406)
I rank this one up there with getting rid of the cows to stop greenhouse gas emissions.