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Car tax bills set to rise

Increase from this Aprill

Your car tax bill is set to increase this year.

Tynwald has voted in favour of a 3.1% rise in vehicle duty from 1 April.

Under the new scheme, cars with an engine between 1.2-1.8 litres will cost £178 per year to license.

Infrastructure Minister Ray Harmer said the second such rise in a year would offset falling revenues caused by a move to smaller, cleaner and electric models.

It's expected to boost vehicle duty income by around £0.7 million.

Minister Harmer says the increase is essential to allow road repairs to take place:-

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