Increase in Fuel Price – Negotiations

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Conference
2006 Local Government Service Group Conference
Date
23 February 2006
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference calls upon the National Local Government Service Group Executive and the Scottish Local Government Committee to:

1)Re-negotiate the National Joint Council and the Scottish Joint Council rates on travelling in line with the increase in fuel prices;

2)Lobby for the Inland Revenue rate to be re-negotiated in line with the rise in fuel costs;

3)Lobby to improve public transport infrastructure and services to enable members and clients to support green travel;

4)Explore the option of having differential rates for rural areas where the price of fuel can be substantially higher than in urban areas.