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Quarry operators on the mainland are less enamoured with the
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committee's recommendation that the levy be cut, provided quarries can meet environmental considerations.
Roger Cullimore, who runs Stroud-based haulage and quarry business Moreton C Cullimore, argues that the environmental conditions are only those already met by mainland quarries. He adds: "Gordon Brown wants money from somewhere and clearly sees this as a quick fix way to get some. But given that the government buys 50% of all the aggregates produced in this country, all it's doing is costing them more money." Cullimore also believes the tax is having an effect on the UK pre-cast concrete industry, which makes beams, door lintels and other products. He fears foreign competition will come into play here too as prices rise.
He continues: ''We are fighting because we believe it's not in our interests that we tax business out of existence or make construction more expensive.
''If quarries are shutting, those hauliers in traditional quarrying areas such as Derbyshire, the Cotswolds and the Mendips will have to travel 30 to 40 miles before they find work,"