UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her Budget. We’ve been having a look at some of todays tax rises could mean.
For example, at a time when the government was promoting environmentally friendly vehicles such as electric cars and scrambling to install infrastructure, incredibly a new mileage-based charge for electric vehicles will be introduced from 2028.
Battery electric cars will be charged 3p per mile, while the levy on plug-in hybrids will be 1.5p.
Do YOU have an electric or hybrid vehicle? How was this news welcomed today?
Looking at immediate reactions, some Scottish ministers say this new tax will be particularly hard felt in rural areas of Scotland where drivers have to travel longer distances.
