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Company fuel tax

The Government has announced that the ‘multiplier’ used to calculate fuel benefit charge will be frozen for 2007/08 at £14,400 – the same rate as in 2006/07. An additional taxable benefit arises where an employee receives free or subsidised fuel for use in a company car. This is calculated by applying the ‘appropriate percentage’ to a ‘mutiplier’ as set out above. The appropriate percentage is related to the CO2 emissions of the car and ranges from 15% to 35%. In determining the ‘appropriate percentage’ diesel cars attract a 3% supplement on the equivalent percentage provided for Petrol cars while hybrid cars and those which can run on Liquified Petroleum Gas attract discounts of 3% and 2% respectively. A 2% discount will also be available from 6 April 2008 for cars which can run on E85 fuel.
 

Our view
Although the freezing of the ‘multiplier’ will be welcomed by company car drivers receiving a fuel benefit the deemed cost of the benefit still remains high.