Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 Independent Review

Descriptions

The Welsh Government wishes to commission an evaluation of the LDT(Wales) Act 2017 to evaluate the effectiveness of the tax in supporting environmental policy in Wales since 2018. It is intended the review will cover the period the tax received Royal Assent in September 2017 to the end of the review period.There are two broad areas which the evaluation will focus on are:•What impact have LDT rates had on behaviours in the waste sector (including unauthorised disposals)?•To what extent has the LDT legislation (i.e. other than tax rates) influenced behaviours?Capabilities we are looking for:The independent reviewer should have a solid understanding of environmental taxes, knowledge and expertise in the UK’s landfill disposals taxes and experience of conducting research.The Welsh Government are seeking expressions of interest to participate in a tendering exercise for the provision of the services described above.If you wish to express an interest please email landfilldisposalstax@gov.wales providing your name and contact details together with a short company profile of no more than 200 words.