Press Watch: Nottingham Council votes in favour of Workplace Parking Levy
Date submitted: 15 September 2009
Nottingham city council has officially endorsed the introduction of the Workplace Parking Levy, at a meeting on 14th September.
Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors voted in favour of implementing the tax, which will pay for two new tram lines, improvements to Nottingham station and fund the city's network of Link buses. Conservative members of Nottingham City Council voted against the measure.
The levy will now be introduced in 2012 at an annual charge of £253 per place. Originally the council planned to launch the tax in 2010 at £185 but the Government deferred the scheme for two years due to concern about the recession. It will now begin at the level it would have reached by 2012.
Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors voted in favour of implementing the tax, which will pay for two new tram lines, improvements to Nottingham station and fund the city's network of Link buses. Conservative members of Nottingham City Council voted against the measure.
The levy will now be introduced in 2012 at an annual charge of £253 per place. Originally the council planned to launch the tax in 2010 at £185 but the Government deferred the scheme for two years due to concern about the recession. It will now begin at the level it would have reached by 2012.
Businesses also face paying between £202 and £646 a year to get a licence for providing spaces.
Coun Jane Urquhart, portfolio holder for transport at Nottingham City Council, said: "Saying no to the Workplace Parking Levy means saying no to trams, station improvements, Link buses, job creation, regeneration and no to environmental benefits. This is the right thing for us to do for Nottingham, the economy, socially and environmentally."
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