Bills are set to rise
9th December 1993, Page 14
9th December 1993
Page 14
Page 14, 9th December 1993
— Bills are set to rise
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by Nicicy Clarke While there were no major surprises in Kenneth Clarke's first Budget last week— fears of a big rise in VED were unfounded—it will still dramatically increase operating costs across the haulage industry. Concern over the reduction to the roads programme coupled with the increase in fuel duty led the Freight Transport Association to describe the Budget as "pay more get less", but it was not all bad news.
The package of measures to help small businesses should reduce the problem of late payments and cashflow problems.