Sometimes you need to wonder about the Euros sense of priority.
Stealth Tax Heaped on Horse Manure
The horse industry is about to be hit by a new stealth tax – on manure, a business pressure group warned today.
New laws by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which come into force in July, will mean that equestrian businesses from livery yards to studs and riding schools which compost muck to use as fertiliser, will have to obtain a permit costing up to £500.
Andrew Mowlah, Head of Research at the Forum of Private Business says the move will hit the smaller firms hardest.
Mr Mowlah said the legislation came as a double whammy as from July 1, to compost, the waste businesses will need to have installed leak-proof concrete flooring beneath the muck heaps with a sealed holding tank for the liquid run off, all at a cost which could run into thousands of pounds.
Sounds like a load of shit to me.