The Aggregates Levy, originally introduced as an environmental measure to encourage greater use of recycled or secondary materials, could be scrapped following a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the justification for the charge should be reviewed.
According to UK trade magazine Contract JOurnal, the ECJ overturned a 2006 decision of the European Court of First Instance (CFI) that the 2002 Aggregates Levy was lawful and did not constitute State Aid.
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