UK’s BAA welcomes EC investigation on Aggregates Levy

The European Commission has initiated a formal investigation regarding the Aggregates Levy, which has been welcomed by the British Aggregates Association (BAA). The BAA is of the opinion that the £2 €2.33) per tonne tax on the commercial exploitation of sand, rock and gravel is illegal and has forced some quarry operators out of business. The tax was introduced in 2002 and a long legal fight by the BAA has resulted in a Court of Appeal hearing on 8 October, 2013.

August 23, 2013 Read time: 1 min

The 1022 European Commission has initiated a formal investigation regarding the Aggregates Levy, which has been welcomed by the 887 British Aggregates Association (BAA).

The BAA is of the opinion that the £2 €2.33) per tonne tax on the commercial exploitation of sand, rock and gravel is illegal and has forced some quarry operators out of business.

The tax was introduced in 2002 and a long legal fight by the BAA has resulted in a Court of Appeal hearing on 8 October, 2013.

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The Aggregates Levy was introduced in the UK as part of the Finance Act 2001 and came into force in April 2002. It is a tax imposed upon the commercial exploitation of rock, sand and gravel in the UK.

The levy was intended to improve the environmental impact of the mining industry, encouraging use of secondary or recycled aggregates an