Environmental projects in Glasgow to benefit from landfill tax scheme
Environmental organisations in Glasgow are being encouraged to apply for money available through the Council’s Landfill Communities Fund 2009/2010.
It follows a review of the council’s procedure for distributing funds, agreed at the Executive Committee on Thursday, 24 September.
The Landfill Communities Fund, formerly known as landfill tax credits, helps landfill operators support a wide rage of environmental projects by awarding them a 90% tax credit against their donations to ENTRUST registered environmental bodies.
Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996 to encourage waste minimisation and recycling. Since then, Glasgow City Council has distributed around £8.5 million to 32 different bodies for 117 separate projects.
Last year, 10 environmental bodies, including Castlemilk Environment Trust, Scottish Wildlife Trust and Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, received a share of almost £700,000.
The distribution process has been refined year on year to reflect changes in guidance issued by the HM Customs and Excise.
Today, the Executive Committee agreed the process for allocating next year’s funds which will allow the total amount available to be distributed.
Bailie James McNally, Executive Member for Land and Environmental Services, said: “It is important that our communities are able to benefit directly from the taxes generated through the landfill tax fund. This revised timeframe means we are better placed to distribute the total funds available at the end of the financial year.”
Land and Environmental Services, which makes up the balance of 10% in each donation, will lead a Landfill Communities Fund Sub Group to ensure that information is updated. The Group will also liaise with the council’s Community Action Teams to promote wider awareness of the fund and how groups can apply.
More information is available: here
Topics: Britain, economic development, Economy, England, environment, environmental projects, Glasgow, Governance, grants, Landfill Communities Fund, landfill tax scheme, tax credits, UK, United Kingdom
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