Django Pony
Well-Known Member
A petition was created relating to the Labour Governments proposed "Horse tax".......
There are plans being made to add a £10.00 annual "tax" per horse for all uk owners. This tax is apparently for measures to be taken in case of an outbreak of a contagious disease. I personally think we pay enough with our insurances for issues like this and it seems yet again a group of people are being singled out to make money.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ntht09/
Coalition Government response
Concerns have been raised by horse owners and the horse industry about the previous Governments proposals on Responsibility and Cost Sharing (RCS), particularly the establishment of an independent body for animal health. The previous Governments proposals will not be taken forward by the Coalition Government.
The Coalition Government is committed to investigating ways to share with livestock keepers the responsibility of preparing for and dealing with outbreaks of animal disease. Jim Paice, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, met Rosemary Radcliffe, the independent Chair of the RCS Advisory Group, of which Tim Morris of the British Horse Industry Confederation is a member, earlier this month. The Advisory Group will report their findings to Ministers in December 2010. The Coalition Government will draw closely upon the Groups advice in developing a new approach to RCS.
There are plans being made to add a £10.00 annual "tax" per horse for all uk owners. This tax is apparently for measures to be taken in case of an outbreak of a contagious disease. I personally think we pay enough with our insurances for issues like this and it seems yet again a group of people are being singled out to make money.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ntht09/
Coalition Government response
Concerns have been raised by horse owners and the horse industry about the previous Governments proposals on Responsibility and Cost Sharing (RCS), particularly the establishment of an independent body for animal health. The previous Governments proposals will not be taken forward by the Coalition Government.
The Coalition Government is committed to investigating ways to share with livestock keepers the responsibility of preparing for and dealing with outbreaks of animal disease. Jim Paice, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, met Rosemary Radcliffe, the independent Chair of the RCS Advisory Group, of which Tim Morris of the British Horse Industry Confederation is a member, earlier this month. The Advisory Group will report their findings to Ministers in December 2010. The Coalition Government will draw closely upon the Groups advice in developing a new approach to RCS.