The Public Accounts Committee’s recent evidence session invited representatives from HMRC and HM Treasury to discuss the role of environmental taxes in achieving the Government’s net-zero target. Initially, Barry focused his questions around announcements in the Budget which were contradictory to the Government’s environmental objectives, namely the potential for fossil fuel companies to benefit from the super-deduction on capital allowances. Barry then directed his line of questionning around the need for tax information notes to include expected environmental impacts of the measure and ensuring that Treasury’s Net Zero review recognises that all taxation decisions impact on the environment, reiterating Dasgupta’s key messages from his review. You can watch the exchanges below.