England plans to tax the air people breathe

UK government plans tax on fresh air to ‘help improve environment’

England plans to tax the air people breathe

The air we breathe is set to be taxed as part of a revolutionary ­Government plan to raise more money.

Rural folk will have to cough up the most under the new charge – already dubbed a gasp bill – while those living in our polluted cities will be expected to pay less.

The Air Tariff Control system will assess charges in different areas of the country and every household will be liable for payments, which will be administered by local authorities and added to council tax bills.

The project, to be run by a private firm under a five-year licence, is designed to fund air quality improvement initiatives.

One senior air technician at the Environment Agency said: “Air is natural but, just like water, it is a finite resource that we have to manage sensibly. Water quality and supply improved with privatisation and there is no reason why this should not have the same impact on air. The aim is to allow everyone to enjoy high-quality breathing air.”

The scheme, which the Government believes will help reduce levels of asthma and bronchitis, will see each region of the country allocated an Air Band to determine how much each household will pay.

The Lake District is likely, according to
the documents, to be in the highest bracket while residents of cities such as London, Manchester and Birmingham are earmarked for rebates because of traffic fumes.

Special plants will later be built to capture clean air and regulate its flow around the country, monitored by tracking devices being developed at Ayr University.

But critics believe the Coalition plan will see the end of free air for all in the UK, with private companies cashing in.

One Labour backbencher said last night: “This has literally taken my breath away.”

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(I have heard people say, "the next thing they will do is tax the air you breathe!". It is exactly what england plans to do. Everyone must make payments to the government. Each region of the county will be in an "air band" that will determine how much everyone must pay. They also plan to build, "special plants" to capture clean air and regulate its flow around the country being monitored by tracking devices.

Insane idea that is soon to be brought to America via the obama EPA. This is what obama will push next i'm sure. This story makes you feel like an inmate in the environmental asylum. The people who believe the above story makes any sense are really dangerous. There are many dangerous environmental waco's in the US government and england.

When they try to do this in America I can imagine what will happen. Some will be glad to pay the tax like sheep and some will refuse because they know its a crazy idea.) Story reports