{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/628649ed7f4d640013655d66?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How should the government tax electric cars?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/1652967542991-b22789c5c5b8b89be342325a362bda7a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In 2030, motorists in the UK won't be able to buy fossil fuel powered vehicles from showrooms anymore. To incentivise a shift to an all-electric future, the government is giving considerable tax breaks to the owners of electric vehicles (EVs) to stimulate uptake. </p><p><br></p><p>However, as more and more people move away from fossil fuels, the government stands to lose billions of pounds in tax revenue - unless it decides to tax EVs. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we speak to Stuart Adam, IFS tax expert and Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation to discuss how the government could tax EVs in future.</p><p><br></p><p>Support the IFS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ifs.org.uk/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ifs.org.uk/donate</a></p>","author_name":"Institute for Fiscal Studies"}