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[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] Great Britain: Horse tax to be mentionedin Queen's ... - MerriHorseandhound.co.ukCharlotte White, H&H deputy news editor 18 November, 2009 Plans for a "horse tax" were due to be mentioned in the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today. The government aims to publish a draft Animal Health Bill in January, outlining its plans for a new independent body for animal health in England. The new body would be responsible for animal health but not welfare and a levy would be raised on each farm animal, and possibly horse, in the UK to help fund it. There is a strong lobby against the plan from the horse industry which has launched a petition calling on the government to Rethink the Horse Tax. More... -- Posted By Merri to Endurance Riding: News at 11/18/2009 05:46:00 PM
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