Measure
The rates of Aggregates Levy will increase in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) to £2.03 per tonne from 1 April 2024.
The rates of Aggregates Levy will increase in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) to £2.08 per tonne from 1 April 2025.
The Air Passenger Duty rates will increase in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) as forecast at Spring Budget 2023. The new rates are as follows.
Bands (approximate distance in miles from the UK) |
Reduced rate (lowest class of travel) from 1 April 2024 |
Standard rate (other than the lowest class of travel) from 1 April 2024 |
Higher rate from 1 April 2024 |
Domestic (flights within the UK) |
£7 |
£14 |
£78 |
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) |
£13 |
£26 |
£78 |
Band B (2,001 to 5,500 miles) |
£88 |
£194 |
£581 |
Band C (over 5,500 miles) |
£92 |
£202 |
£607 |
The Carbon Price Support (CPS) rates of Climate Change Levy (CCL) and Fuel Duty will be frozen to maintain a cost of £18 per tonne of carbon dioxide in Great Britain in 2025 to 2026.
CCL will be frozen from 1 April 2025.
Furthermore, a new six-year Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme will be introduced. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have published a consultation on the detail of the new scheme. Legislation will be prepared during 2024. The new CCA scheme will give access to reduced rates of Climate Change Levy from 1 July 2027 to 31 March 2033 for energy intensive firms that meet energy efficiency or emissions reduction targets agreed with the Environment Agency.
From 1 April 2024 the standard and lower rates of Landfill Tax will increase in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) to £103.70 per tonne, and £3.30 per tonne respectively.
From 1 April 2024, the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to £217.85 per tonne.
Businesses who pay the above rates.
The rates have been set for future years, to provide certainty for taxpayers.