Red Diesel ‘result’ on the way?

Scuttlebutt Europe ran a letter on Red Diesel from David Evans:

It seems the Political “noise” everyone has been making on the Red Diesel issue is having a result! With the Belgian Minister of Finance confirming that they will suspend enforcement until the EU reaches a common position on this matter.

There is a EU meeting on 18 Sept and the EU is intending to have a uniform EU position/approach to the issue after that meeting.

From the position of an average UK yachtsman, I do not benefit from Red Diesel, as I pay full duty on it, the only beneficiaries are UK fishermen, so it would make sense for all Red Diesel pumps in all UK coastal marinas to be converted to White Diesel and for UK fisherman to reclaim the Duty from the UK Government.

If the UK Government wished inland waterways could continue as at present.

See www.rya.org.uk