MP backs biodiesel tax break project

29 June 2011

Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George is backing a campaign to keep tax breaks for business who produce biodiesel.

Producers converting cooking oil into biodiesel currently benefit from a 20p differential but that is due to end next April.

The St Ives MP, who leads the Lib Dem Environment Team, has actually been fulfilling with the UK sustainable biodiesel alliance.

Mr George stated "a number of little businesses in Cornwall presently earn money from used cooking oil".

He added: "In order to be able to get this type of industry going it does require just a little bit of lift which comes in the type of tax inescapable."

Biodiesel is a blend of traditional diesel, rapeseed and .

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