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[url=http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20051105162503mbmnews.html]MBM[/url] said:Government backs MBM on red diesel
The Government has announced it is 'minded' to take on the fight to save red diesel for leisureboaters.
The decision, announced moments ago in the Pre-Budget Report, means ministers now look likely to take the matter to the European Union, which has the final say on red diesel's future.
Leisureboaters could be banned from using the low-duty fuel by the end of 2006.
Today's decision is a triumph for MBM's two-year Red Alert campaign, which has sought to highlight the catastrophic and widespread effects of a possible 200% rise in the price of red diesel.
'Minded' to take on Europe ... Is that the kiss of death?
Not only marine stuff .... NfuOnLine