{"id":584,"date":"2025-08-04T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/?p=584"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:02:57","slug":"landfill-tax-reforms-could-make-construction-projects-unviable-fcc-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/landfill-tax-reforms-could-make-construction-projects-unviable-fcc-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Landfill tax reforms could make construction projects unviable, FCC warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-beyondwords-player=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-562191 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Landfill\" width=\"860\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1420515647.jpg?resize=860%2C516&amp;ssl=1\"><\/h4>\n<h4>Landfill tax reform proposals could make nationally significant infrastructure projects and major housing projects unviable, FCC Environment warns.<\/h4>\n<p>In a letter to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, FCC Environment raised concerns about the proposed move to a new single, flat rate of landfill tax.<\/p>\n<p>The company warned that the reforms could see a tax rise of \u2018almost 3,000%\u2019 for developers and major construction firms.<\/p>\n<p>Under the current scheme, the removal of 1,000 tonnes of unusable or recyclable soil from a building site costs the developer, or the waste producer, \u00a34,000.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new proposals, this could increase to as much as \u00a3126,000, FCC Environment says.<\/p>\n<p>The letter comes after the National Federation of Builders (NFB) said the proposals may be \u2018industry breaking\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It urged its members to take the \u2018circular economy seriously\u2019 and immediately start work on updating their site waste management plans in response.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>These reforms will undoubtedly make some of our most important infrastructure projects and much needed housing developments become unviable for developers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Julie Fourcade, Head of External Affairs at FCC Environment, said the organisation is \u2018extremely worried\u2019 that these proposed changes will drive up the cost of construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese reforms will undoubtedly make some of our most important infrastructure projects and much needed housing developments become unviable for developers \u2013 putting the governments housing targets and economic growth plan at risk,\u201d Fourcade said.<\/p>\n<p>FCC Environment has also raised concerns that the proposed removal of the landfill tax exemption for material disposed in UK quarries by 2027 is \u2018likely to undermine\u2019 plans to restore old quarries back into productive land assets,<\/p>\n<p>The organisation says the proposed changes could also lead to a potential increase in illegal dumping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re unconvinced that this tax change will reduce waste crime as the government believes,\u201d Foucade continued. \u201cIn fact, the proposals will simply make the returns higher for those criminals\u2019 intent on making money whatever the cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally introduced in 1996, the landfill tax is designed to encourage the diversion of waste away from landfill towards more environmentally friendly waste management practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/landfill-tax-reforms-could-make-construction-projects-unviable-fcc-warns\/\">Landfill tax reforms could make construction projects unviable, FCC warns<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\">Circular Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Landfill tax reform proposals could make nationally significant infrastructure projects and major housing projects 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