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We are looking for a quotation from a Vietnamese copywriter for SEO Title and Descriptions, website SEO articles for a Global Selling TV client.
I need you to write some content for a website product presentation. Product: sunglasses. 5 different styles. A high class description is required for each style.
Search for images URL for IT online store from excel sheet using the product code and description. Must not have any watermark on products and not from, [đăng nhập để xem URL] or [đăng nhập để xem URL]
first, if you are not a native speaker , do not message me. I need an introduction of yourself in your bid request. 1. word document which has to be proofreaded. it is around 1000-1500 words. ( short answers and essays) 2. deadline is in 48 hours 3. I need many revisions 4. in case if you fail the work, you Will not Receive money and Receive a terrible Feedback.
Are you good at describing a product? You will be required to describe in a SEO friendly manner, my ecommerce products which includes Suits, Shirts, Ties and Bow Ties.
PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION BEFORE YOU BID! ANYONE FAILING TO DO SO, OR BID WITHOUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DELETED! Sorry, but I'm tired of getting offers from companies that haven't even read the requirements before bidding. Also, many bid an amount that is far out of the range I've set, so I need to make this statement beforehand
...and product description for t shirt. Must include high volume keywords. I need it to attract the most traffic. That's how this should be written the coolest. This is this i need someone that understand the role, and the importance of product descriptions. All shirts will be for men and women. I just want the best descriptive description of each product
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Get users to download free app, signup & input referral code. Need 50 unique users, preferably from Asia/Malaysia to download a free app and input a referral code. App will identify device hence unique users/devices are required. Simply get all your network contacts to download the app & input referral code. Paying USD$0.20/installation. Timeline within 1 day. If it is good, there will...
Hi. I need someone to write precise and well-written descriptions for the following...Articulate storyline I want one paragraph per skill which will include its exact definition and sample jobs where that certain skill can be applied. I want a sample description for this skill: Customer retention -- to help me decide who to award the project to.
How to post a description on blockchain where the description can be viewed publicly
i ...5000 products' names and add descriptions to (already provided for each product) for an commerce store. As the online store is long term process, adding new products and description will always be the part of the website. If found that the hired freelancer is quite efficient, then we may hire him/her everytime for the same job through freelancer.
1. American tone 2. about 700 words 3. finished within 48 hours
We are going to launch the first Gin in our area in November using local botanicals. We are going to build a website and e-store, as well as a booklet which goes with the sample of our gin. We need a script writer to do some beautiful script for us. Thank you
we are recruiting wholesale and retail customers and ecommerce customers and we need a company description to introduce ourselves. we are a new company getting into the market, we need a professional and excitiing description
I need someone who can install PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software on phone, Wether it's Android or BlackBerry. Only serious people may apply for this task. You shoud be familiair with the following 2: #EncroChat #SkyEcc
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I need someone with very good knowledge of jewelry and gemstones, to write product description and articles for a jewelry website. Product description 50 words. No of products - 150 No of articles - 20
I would like to make you test before: please make descriptions only to check your skills, style, check time and think how much do you want for one description For example: This is owner description: [đăng nhập để xem URL] you may inspire others [đăng nhập để xem URL] [đăng nhập để xem URL]
Carefully read the description and bid as per advice. We have an affiliate based website, and currently want to increase our online presence. We need 100 high-quality backlinks to be done from websites PR3+ Link builder should be experienced. Must know how to check that links are good. Please do not bid if you have limited or no link building experience
Write Descriptions, Reviews and Articles of different android, iOS and web based applications.
Hey there, I'm in need of an EXPERT Facebook Marketer that can produce FAST results. I have a VERY good product and I know my target market. I myself have marketing experience, so please don't apply to this job if your campaigns will not gain traction within 1-3 days. Your job is simple. Generate sales for my business with your Facebook advertisements: 1. My budget is $10-20 per d...
Sample website here: [đăng nhập để xem URL] *Please review the sample website to understand the concept *We do NOT want to copy the sample website, the sample simply shows the "idea" of how the website will be, the types of pages etc...
I have 2 issues that need solving. 1. I recently updated my server from 80gb to 160gb. I need someone to update the volume of the server so the full 160gb can be used. 2. Also, there is something that keeps taking up memory in the server i think it may be error logs, i need someone to delete all the error logs and find what is causing it and how to stop it.
Keep the points in mind before writing product description. 1) Formatting Is there enough usage of bold, italics, paragraph separation, images, icons, links, and headings so that it doesn't look at all like just a bunch of words. 2) Length of Content will be 400-500 words. 3) Avoid common words and sentences Too many unnecessary and/or repetitive
I would like a wordpress plugin created that our local tennis club can use to organise it's doubles tennis. Currently we hav...point bidding $200 then asking $850, just wasting everybody's time. If you do not put the word Tennis in the first line of your bid I will assume you have not read this description and your bid will be discarded. Thank you
Adding search functions (regular and dynamic) to a worksheet, plus 2 other small functions, and fix sorting issue. See enclosed image. Price of >$55 US.
...option/person available in 30 minutes near me and then I can click on each of the options to see their reviews or description or if they are female or male and then I can book the service. The available person has got her own profile with description and informations, and by her account she can update when she is available to offer that service so she can
I need you to write some content for a website.
...descriptions writer for website products. Must have a flair for picking up on product detail and themes and creating benefit centric overview of products. Each 'Product Description' should be approx 190 words. Knowledge of jewelry and Google SEO an advantage. This will be an ongoing project in batches of 20/30 descriptions required per batch, sometimes
1) Need 20 numbers creative descriptions. 2) Each description should not be less than 200 words. 3) All Descriptions must be 100% unique and creatively written. 4) Use of article spinners or any kind of Artificial Intelligence is not allowed. 5) We are Paying INR 50/- for each article. 6) See attachment for Topics and sample style of article. 7) 20
...wordpress shop and I need someone to rewrite Title and SEO Description for each product. As of now I have 30 products posted, for which I need new title and description for each of them Each Product Will have a new Title New Description of about 100 words Each Product will have SEO Description added that is unique I will require you to write 1-2 sample
I need some help with finding some leads.
Hello! We are here to hire a native English speaker who can write highly creative product descriptions and articles. Non-native English speakers are not allowed to place bid on this project. No time waster please. More details on chat. Many thanks
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I need three job descriptions for Contract Manager, Shop Detailer and Quality Manager for the Precast Industry for the Australian Market
Hello! We are here to hire a native English speaker who can write highly creative product descriptions and articles. Non-native English speakers are not allowed to place bid on this project. No time waster please. More details on chat. Many thanks
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Hi, i need someone who can write product descriptions for around 270 items. please attach a price with your mail.
I need to show woocommerce category description under category page title. If you are good at woocommerce and php then very quick job. Must start now!
I need native writer who can help me to write category description. There are around 140+ categories need to be done. I need 300 words for each category and I pay $2.5 per 300 words. For the category sample, please see the attached file. Budget is not available to increase. Place the following at the beginning of your bid so I know you have
I need to implement a [đăng nhập để xem URL] wi...implement a [đăng nhập để xem URL] widget in my description. My description cannot contain javascript (".cookie", "cookie(", "replace(", IFRAME, META, or includes), cookies or base href. I guess it needs to be in cc+ and HTML5 I will add my previous code. Important [đăng nhập để xem URL] chat win...
I have a COLLADA file that includes multiple 3D models that have baked textures, and keyframe animations built in. I'm running into some limitations of what Apple's SceneKit is able to handle with importing COLLADA files into the project as it seems not very flexible with the kind of animations it can handle within it, so I want to see if Unity is the direction in which I should be ta...
...check the meta title and meta Description that the API will return and filled out of the page. For example: [đăng nhập để xem URL] Will send to my api "LITTLE-TIKES-3-IN-1-SPORTS-ZONE" And my API will return back: Title: LITTLE TIKES 3-IN-1 SPORTS ZONE Best toy ever Description: "Triple the play with the
Current set up: Have WordPress Super Cache W3 installed and have an AWS account with an S3 bucket. I also have a cloudfront distribution running that is appropriately pulling images from the bucket and presenting it in the distribution. Having a small issue though. The distribution is not working with other static files including the css and js theme files. They are not being mirrored on th...
Howdy, My name is Zack and I do online marketing and app development. I'm looking for an SEO and website development expert to create local niche websites that generate leads. Instead of building these sites for a flat fee, I'm going to be paying the developer per lead for passive income. Whenever a visitor submits a contact form or calls a special phone number we have setu...
I need a new website for men. I need you to design and build a website where users can submit their photos, comment on photos submitted, rate photos submitted in a form of stars. users also have their own profile page to show of their photos. each month, the winner will be featured on the mainpage as the website model and the counter will reset and the winner again will be the next month's m...
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I'm looking for someone who has access to a laptop/computer for 7-8 hours everyday, and can dedicate that time to doing marketing/promotion. The technique will be provided, the method will be taught. You'll be paid on weekly basis for the work carried out. It's a huge + if you have previous marketing/promotion experience, have knowledge of cryptocurrency. This work is for someon...


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WE TV Names Lauren Gellert SVP Original Production, Development
Coming to the cable channel from ION Media Networks, the executive will build new series for WE, managing its relationships with outside production companies.
WE tv has appointed Lauren Gellert to SVP, original production and development. She comes to the female-focused network from ION Media Networks and replaces previous SVP John Miller who departed in December.
In her new position, Gellert will work in New York under president and GM Kim Martin, developing and producing original series in line with the network's brand, managing relationships with outside production companies and serving as the exec in charge of all original production.
"Lauren is a dynamic television executive who has a strong track record of overseeing and developing original programming that resonates with audiences; we're thrilled to welcome her to WE tv," said Martin. "She joins us at an exciting time as we continue to define and differentiate WE tv as the home for unfiltered stories about the natural drama and chaos that ensues in the lives of modern women and their families."
Prior to her tenure as VP of production and development at ION, Gellert worked at RDF/Zodiak USA, Tru TV, Court TV and VH1. She graduated from Northwestern University and is a founding member of the New York board of directors at volunteerism nonprofit Step Up Women's Network.

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Join Gwen and Wade Hall as they welcome special guests for a night of music and ministry and celebrate their 25th anniversary!More
Nite Line – Thursday, December 8, 2016
Greta Campbell and Gloria Moon are joined by Lara Gainer from Elberton, Georgia, who shares Christmas's true meaning. Simple Faith share some beautiful Christmas music tonight on Nite Line.More
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This evening on Nite Line, Pastor George Moore welcomes Pastor Dennis Whitmore to the program via Skype to discus...More
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Tonight, Rhonda and Wally Odom are joined by Brenda George of Marysville, Ohio, to share from his book about his cancer journey and advice for ...More
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Join Bill Montgomery tonight was he welcomes Dante Thompson to Nite Line! Also, Ramona Tucker and Dee Hooks of Piedmont, South Carolina, share about their special ministry: Angels Unaware of SC. Tracy Loggins blesses the program with her musical talents.
Nite Line – Friday, December 2, 2016
Tonight on Nite Line Gwen and Wade Hall welcome Reverend Michael Woods, the executive director of Western Carolina Rescue Ministries. Nite Line Prayer Partner, Butch Walden, discusses Hunters for the Hungry. Catlin Tierce sings throughout the evening.
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Tonight, Pastor Benny Littlejohn welcomes Zoro – world-renowned drummer and author of self-help book More
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On Nite Line this evening, Dave Walton is joined by Dr. Walt Russell via Skype to share from his book, More
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Tonight on Nite Line, Annie T. Broughton and Hattie Gambrell welcome Pastor Angela Walker to discuss her book, Overcoming the Limits: You Are Unstoppable. Also, Tangie Roseboro and Chainah Street discuss their stories and what led them to create their non-profit organizations. Tia Fr...More


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Yes, Jaco is LOADED with great board deals. Tomorrow I revisit Alejandro at Pico's and go over a few details on the 9'6" performance style log I am honored to have him shape for me. The board shaping shop ROCKS, the surf shop is nice and caters to skate board and long board crazies also. I stepped on Alejandro's pit bull's foot and never got bit so that went pretty good!
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A judge in Ohio has ordered election officials to restore early voting in the days before the election. According to the Ohio Capital Blog, U.S. District judge Peter C. Economus has ruled that in the interest of placing "all Ohio voters on equal standing," the state must reinstitute its popular early voting program.
The majority-Republican Ohio state legislature and Secretary of State Jon Husted had canceled early voting in 2012. When concerned citizens pointed out that shuttering the last three days of early voting would disenfranchise a large number of black voters, Husted said, "We're not 7-11" to a conservative talk show host.
Another Republican official, Doug Preisse, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party and close adviser to Gov. John Kasich, wrote an email to the Cincinnati Dispatch that read, in part, "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine."
When the Obama campaign sued to restore the weekend voting hours, Republicans tried to brand the move as an attempt to disenfranchise military voters.
Economus ruled that the charge was without merit, that rather than exempting military personnel from the benefit or early voting, the program extends the same voting privileges enjoyed by service members to the entire voting public.
You can download a .pdf of the judge's decision here.
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CIA Director David Petraeus was apparently very naughty … with taxpayer dollars. According to Buzzfeed, Petraeus whisked his paramour and biographer, Paul Broadwell, off to Paris on the government dime, shortly after he became CIA Director. Petraeus apparently also used his "unofficial press agent, Tom Ricks," to help Broadwell grab a six-figure advance for her biography of him.
This is the second biographer who has gotten the red carpet treatment from Petraeus; US News and World reporter Linda Robinson joined US Central Command after her biography of him came out.


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Let the games begin.
Even if the most physical activity you got this winter was lifting a copy of Suzanne Collins'"The Hunger Games" or walking to your car to see the movie, the odds still are in your favor to get active come summer. That is, if you start your training now.


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PolitiFact editor Bill Adair is refusing to back down on his site's "false" rating for Rachel Maddow's claim that Wisconsin was on track to have a budget surplus.
After Maddow executive producer Bill Wolff sent a letter asking for a correction, Adair responded by saying no correction was warranted.
Speaking to Howard Kurtz on CNN Sunday, Adair stood by his decision.
"What she just did was mislead everybody," he insisted.
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The Hip-Hop artist/actor known as T.I. Started out in Atlanta, Georgia in 2001. He has released 7 albums, 2 compilation albums and 20 singles since starting out, earning numerous gold and platinum certifications.
T.I. has appeared on several TV shows and movies throughout his career including American Gangster and Takers. In 2006 he was given the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance as well as the BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist.


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In the 100th episode, Booth and Brennan tell Sweets about a mistake in his book. Sweets is shocked to learn of this mistake, and asks Booth and Brennan to reveal the truth. They agree, and flash back to the first time they worked on a case together. The formation and evolution of their relationship, as well as the relationships of the other Jeffersonian workers, is examined.
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This week, I visit EdgeWild Restaurant and Winery (550 Chesterfield Center, Chesterfield; 636-532-0550). Yes, it truly is a winery on the outskirts of a mall. A sneak preview of my review is after the jump.
No grapes grow here on the outskirts of Chesterfield Mall, just around a bend in the looping drive from the new American Girl store, behind the Dillard's parking lot, in the building that once housed a restaurant called Bahama Breeze. But by law, if not by obvious outward appearance, EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery truly is a winery as well as restaurant.
Here's how it's done: EdgeWild purchases unfinished wines from wineries in California, Oregon and Washington, brings them to the restaurant and ages them there in oak barrels. The restaurant then bottles the finished wine under the EdgeWild label, which bears the same sleek logo that adorns the restaurant signage: the gray silhouette of a tree whose trunk turns into a mirrored reflection of itself in red.
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|Original Photograph by Jeffrey Hunter - copyright 2000
A Nice Scarecrow With a Really Nice Tie - Red Cardinals by Endangered Species
This photograph of a Scarecrow wearing an Endangered Species tie illustrating Red Cardinals is somewhat of a clash in fashion. Every day for almost four years on my way to the necktie kiosk I owned in the Irvine Spectrum Center I drove past a small community garden where there were tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs and even some nice flowers. It was not very big and it was certainly out of place, along the side of Moulton Parkway in Irvine heading north and south just east of Laguna Canyon. Across the street there was a Albertson's Super Market, a Longs Drugs, a California D.M.V. and some other stores. There was always a saturation of cars as this was the path locals took during commuting to and from work, so it was a buzy road to travel. Traffic was never light except at night and for myself at least, this little patch of land was an odd thing to see every morning and a nice departure. Certainly it was out of the ordinary, especially the lone sentinel; "that not so scary scarecrow."
I decided to make the friendly looking scarecrow a bit friendlier at least for about a half hour or so. I had especially selected for him an Endangered Species Red Cardinal necktie that I tied around his neck. Tying ties is easy actually once you get the hang of it but I had a great difficulty getting the tie around the scarecrow's neck. I had never tied a tie this way, and I discovered that it is quite difficult to do if you are not tying the tie around your own neck. I did not want the scarecrow to look stupid with a poorly tied tie – not too short, not too long and a nice knot.
I did not leave the tie that I so carefully tied around his neck although I did think about leaving it for him to wear. I am sure that the scarecrow could have cared less but it was a very weird thing that happened a few days later. The scarecrow you see was sporting a really nice American Flag Tie. I guess he felt more important with that tie – neckties do have that effect on a man so he must have gone across the street to the mall to pick one up.
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We believe Borneo is for lovers. (Lovers of wildlife and adventure, that is!) You'll traverse caves, trek through Gunung Mulu National Park, and search for orangutans and bats. In between all of that excitement, you'll also have time to enjoy local fare, picnic in the rainforest, cruise the Melinau River, and spend a free day on the tropical island of Pulau Tiga, where you can snorkel, kayak, or simply kick back and catch some rays. Action and relaxation: The two ingredients for the perfect adventure.
Arrive at any time.
There are no activities planned until an evening welcome meeting.
Fly to Mulu via Miri and transfer to the lodge. Head into the park for a walk through the forest and explore Deer Cave. In the evening go on a walk in search of bats hunting for insects.
Upon arrival in Miri, you will disembark from the plane with the group, retrieve your luggage, and pass it on to our ground operator so it can be transferred to Limbang. You will then go through passport control at Miri airport and board the flight to Mulu.
Depart the lodge, board a longboat and travel along the Melinau River to the Wind and Clearwater caves. Explore the caves, take a dip in the crystal clear waters, and enjoy a picnic lunch in the rainforest. Continue by longboat to Kuala Litut and start the trek through dense jungle to Camp 5, our stop for the night.
Set out on the Headhunters Trail, an 11 kilometre trail through Borneo's dense jungle. Trek past streams and caves, all while hearing the sounds of the thousands of species that call this jungle home. Learn about the rich history of the warring parties that created this trail before arriving at Kuala Terikan where you will board a boat down the river to Limbang.
Start off early for a busy day of travel – by ferry, boat, and private vehicle – to the tropical island of Pulau Tiga. After arriving on the island head out on a trek to a mud volcano and learn more about the region.
Enjoy a free day on this tropical paradise. Opt to go snorkelling, kayaking, or visit Snake Island.
After breakfast, depart for Kuala Penyu by boat where you will transfer to a private vehicle and continue to Kota Kinabalu.
In Kota Kinabalu, opt to check out the restaurants along the waterfront with some free time in the evening.
Fly from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching. Enjoy some free time in the evening.
Depart Kuching in the morning, passing through mangrove forest before arriving at Bako village. Continue along the coast by motorized boat to reach Bako National Park. Hike through the park and experience amazing plant and wildlife. Be sure to keep an eye out for the proboscis monkey. Return to Kuching in the evening.
Drive through the scenic countryside, passing plantations, rivers, rainforest to reach the Batang Ai jetty, stopping en route to visit a trading town and a local farmhouse. From the jetty transfer via boat to a local Iban longhouse and enjoy a stay with this welcoming community while learning more about their culture.
Witness a blowpipe demonstration before setting off by longboat for a trip across the lake. Disembark and enjoy a hike through the forest and a local lunch at a scenic locale. Enjoy a refreshing dip in the water before heading to our hotel for the night.
Return to the jetty by boat and continue overland to Kuching, stopping en route to visit the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and with some luck spot a wild orangutan passing through.
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Global Forecast System. The operational numerical weather forecasting model run by NCEP. The GFS superceded the AVN and MRF models, on which it is largely based. Forecast data from the GFS is available out to 180 hours at full resolution and 16 days at a reduced resolution.
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Our handmade cutting boards are all produced in Willows, California. We make one board at a time and select woods that have character and make each piece unique. As you'll see by our inventory, no two boards are the same. We look forward to providing you with a product that you'll use for years or gift to that special someone.
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Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock" has revealed a first look at Fast Six.
The actor tweeted the following image, which features himself along side co-star Gina Carano.
The film opens May 24, 2013 and also stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Joe Taslim, and Luke Evans.
Dwayne Johnson has also been in talks to play Lobo in the DC Comics movie, and Vin Diesel recently teased a perhaps Vision role in The Avengers 2.


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Don't Miss the Opening of "The 49th Annual CMA Awards" Wednesday, Nov. 4 Live from Nashville on the ABC Television Network
NASHVILLE – Kick off Country Music's Biggest Night™ with a not-to-be-missed, world premiere musical collaboration and opening monologue during "The 49th Annual CMA Awards," airing live Wednesday, Nov. 4 (8:00-11 PM/ET) from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.
The three-hour gala kicks off in high gear with one of the night's top nominees Eric Church with iconic Country rocker Hank Williams, Jr. for a world premiere of Williams' new Nash Icon release; followed by critically-acclaimed CMA Awards hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and their highly-anticipated opening monologue. And that is just the first 15 minutes.
"If you don't see the first 15 minutes of the CMA Awards live, you will be grasping for straws at the proverbial watercooler the next morning," said CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern. "It is that good and it is just the beginning of a great night of entertainment."
Church's nominations include Entertainer (his first nomination in the category); Male Vocalist; Single of the Year for "Talladega," which was produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr.; Song of the Year for "Like A Wrecking Ball," which he wrote with Casey Beathard; and Musical Event of the Year for "Raise 'Em Up" with Keith Urban. He will be performing "Are You Ready For the Country" with Williams – himself a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year (1987, 1988).
The song, which was written and recorded by Neil Young and later recorded by Waylon Jennings, "is the perfect narrative for the night," said CMA Awards Executive Producer Robert Deaton. "It sets up musically everything that is going to happen for the rest of the show."
Paisley and Underwood have undeniable chemistry, humor, and the admiration of the music industry, and they bring it all to the stage. Viewers and the industry audience have come to expect musical parody, wry topical humor, and colorful commentary on pop culture.
With all of that going for them, it's easy to forget they are world-class entertainers and in addition to hosting duties both will also have performances during the broadcast.
"They have impeccable timing as hosts and then in the next segment you see them with their bands blowing the roof off the arena with an amazing performance," said Deaton. "They are the whole package."
Click here to see a video montage of their hosting highlights from previous CMA Awards.
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From Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India:
My friend, who has had type 1 diabetes for about seven months, is not comfortable with the idea of marriage. He feels he'll pass it on to his wife and kids, and he even feels that his sexual life will a disaster. I have several questions:
- Can someone with type 1 diabetes have a normal married or sexual life?
- Are spouses and children of people with diabetes prone to it?
- Are there any precautionary steps or medicines that the spouse of has to take incase of her partner being a type 1 diabetic at the age of 25? (during normal life/sexual life).
- Can he have a normal child ?
Your friend is not the only person to have these concerns. It is common to be concerned about issues of sexuality. From your question, it appears that your friend has had diabetes for less than one year. That would mean that he does not necessarily have the complications now but worries about when they will occur. The best insurance against any complications is good blood sugar control. It should also be noted that when sugars are, people with diabetes can be more emotional. He may still be angry about having to deal with the problem of diabetes, let alone marriage and a family.
The complications of diabetes are usually related to how long you have diabetes and the degree of exposure to high blood sugars. Studies where blood sugar control has been carefully controlled have shown that the frequency of developing new complications is much less than those less tightly controlled. For the next few years, he should be able to have normal sexual function. Later, the ability to have erections can be affected when the nerves become involved. However, even then, there are medications that may be used to help males have erections when diabetes causes problems.
You may benefit from counseling together or have your friend seek counseling to sort out how he feels about all these issues. There is not a typical predictable course when sugars are well controlled. It seems that the most important issues are to get your friend adequately educated about diabetes, get him to a physician who can work with him to control his sugars, and for the two of you to talk candidly about the issues once your are informed.
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|v. 1. Cause of the conflict --
Progress of the conspiracy --
The war commenced --
Uprising of the North --
The advance into Virginia --
War and its horrors --
Hampton, Carnifex Ferry, and Hatteras Inlet --
Ball's Bluff and Hilton Head --
The rebellion in Missouri --
Gen. Fremont's campaign in Missouri --
Gen. Fremont's campaign continued --
The Trent Affair --
Roanoke and Newbern --
The Merrimac and the Monitor --
Florida --
Pulaski and the contrabands --
Campaign of the lower Mississippi --
Capture of New Orleans --
Battles in Missouri and the capture of Fort Henry --
Donelson, Nashville and Columbus --
Gen. Mitchel's campaign --
v. 2. The evacuation of Manassas --
The advance to Yorktown --
The siege of Yorktown --
The march to West Point --
The advance to the Chickahominy --
The peril of Washington: Jackson's raid --
The Battle at Fair Oaks --
Battle of Seven Pines --
The Seven Days' battle --
General Pope's campaign --
The victory of South Mountain and fall of Harper's Ferry --
Battle of Antietam --
The Battle of Fredericksburg --
The war in Kentucky --
Advance and retreat of the rebels --
The Battle of Pittsburg Landing --
The Battle of Shiloh and siege of Corinth --
Pursuit of the rebels --
The Battle of Pea Ridge --
The redemption in Missouri --
Capture of Island Number Ten --
Capture of Forts Pillow and Randolph, and of Memphis --
The investment in Vicksburg --
Fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson --
General Butler's campaign in New Orleans --
The siege of Charleston --
Siege of Wagner and bombardment of Sumter --
East Tennessee --
The Battles of Iuka and Corinth --
Battle of Murfreesboro' or Stone River --
The Battle of Chancellorsville --
The siege of Suffolk --
The campaign of Gettysburg --
Chickamauga --
Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge --
The march to Atlanta --
Siege of Atlanta --
From Atlanta to Savannah --
The campaign of the Wilderness --
The march from Savannah to Goldsboro' --
The capture of Mobile --
Capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington --
The Valley of the Shenandoah --
Siege of Petersburg and Richmond --
Capture of Petersburg and Richmond --
The overthrow of the rebellion --
Results of the conflict.
|By John S.C. Abbott. Illustrated with maps, diagrams, and numerous steel engravings of battle scenes from original designs by Darley, and other eminent artists, and portraits of distinguished men.
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Mr John Horam, in the Chair
RT HON MR PAUL BOATENG, a Member of the House, Financial Secretary, CLIVE MAXWELL, Head of Transport and Environmental Taxes, and MICHAEL COLLINS, Policy Adviser in the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Team, HM Treasury, examined.
(Mr Boateng) Chairman, yes. Can I, first of all, thank the Committee for this opportunity to meet with you, in order to discuss the Pre-Budget Report. Can I begin by introducing Clive Maxwell, on my left, who is Head of the Environmental and Transportation Tax Policy at the Treasury; on my right, Michael Collins, who works in Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Just a few short words, if I may. First of all, to stress the importance that the Treasury places on Sustainable Development; we see it as vital to maintaining and developing a better quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. And whilst economic growth is obviously the key to rising national prosperity, our commitment is to ensure that it does not come at the expense of the environment. I would briefly flag up some important announcements to come over the next year, and they do represent the coming to fruition of announcements that have been made over recent years, because I know that has always been a concern of the Committee, to get a sense of progress in this area. First of all, the new company car tax system, which begins in April 2002, and then the new levy on aggregate extraction, which also begins in 2002. I would flag up, too, three recent announcements to which I would particularly like to draw the attention of the Committee, in terms of their demonstration of our commitment to Sustainable Development. First, Powering Future Vehicles draft strategy document, which the Committee will be aware of; we see it as an important document, builds on measures we have already taken, but also gives some indication of some that may be required in the future. We are co-signatory to the document, and we confirmed, as you will have noticed in the PBR, our support for this strategy, with further tax incentives considered in the run-up to the Budget. Secondly, the importance of the Green Technology Challenge, in the form of Enhanced Capital Allowances, for a further range of energy-saving technologies, for cleaner fuels and vehicles, and for minimising water use and improving water quality. And, thirdly, Chairman, and in conclusion, you will note that we have published the guidelines on Sustainable Development, provided to Departments as part of the Spending Review 2002, and I will have a particular remit, in the course of that Review, in ensuring that, as the bids are worked up by departmental colleagues, they take into account those guidelines and the importance the Government attaches to Sustainable Development. Thank you, Chairman.
Chairman: Thank you, Minister. We would like to start off with some questions about the broad strategy of the Treasury, and I know Mr Owen Jones wants to come in on that.
Mr Jones
(Mr Boateng) On the contrary, we regard that as being at the very heart of our strategy to promote sustainable growth. We have set out the principles, in the Statement of Intent on Environmental Taxation, which we published in 1997; we believe, and continue to believe, in the importance of a strategy that includes tax incentives, we have established the principles and we now look to ensuring that we keep under review a range of possible measures, in order to continue to apply those principles in action. But the nature, Mr Owen Jones, of this area of policy is, as you know, that there will be many views on what the priorities for action should be, and that is why we put a particular emphasis on the continuing dialogue that we have with the non-governmental organisations, with the voluntary sector, and those concerned with the environment, and on a campaigning level, as well as with industry and business.
(Mr Boateng) I think it is a question of bringing forward, as we have always sought to do, a balanced package. It is about making clear, as I hope we have made clear, that we see scope for further initiatives as lying in three areas; first the development of existing taxes, and you will know that we are considering the future of the Landfill Tax credit scheme, and we will be consulting shortly on possible options there, including either keeping the scheme or replacing it with a spending programme. Similarly, we are committed to continuing to develop tax incentives, and you have there the example of the 100 per cent Enhanced Capital Allowances for investment in energy efficiency, which are part of the CCL package. And, secondly, reviewing the case for new taxes, which are already on the table; and the classic example of that, and one on which I recently had a discussion with WWF, for instance, is pesticides, where we are monitoring progress of the voluntary package but sending a very, very clear message to industry that if we do not see progress in that area then we will not hesitate to take the steps that we have indicated we regard as being a proper response, if voluntary action is not taken. And we keep constantly, as any prudent Government would, the option open for new taxes, in any event, and we are consulting and continue to consult with DEFRA, with the DTLR and the DTI on what those might be.
(Mr Boateng) I would say, yes, but then, of course, I would say that anyway, would I not; so let me give you a practical example of the way in which I see, in one important area, environmental impacts being taken into account. If you take transport, what you have seen there is a mix of initiatives, fiscal, regulatory, voluntary; mediating the environmental impacts of transport does require a mix of measures, and if you take road transport, the fiscal, where cleaner fuels, low-sulphur fuels, helping reduce emissions of regulated pollutants directly, and, via higher efficiency, exhausts, after treatment systems have been incentivised in the UK, through fuel duty differentials. So that is one part of it. Linking that with the regulatory, in terms of European emission standards, and the voluntary, if you look at the agreements arrived at between the Commission, the European, Japanese and Korean automobile manufacturing associations, in relation to vehicles sold in Europe and the reduction of their carbon emissions. I think that does amount to a strategy; but, within that strategy, decisions have to be made, a balance has to be struck, between what are, clearly, competing interests and competing demands.
(Mr Boateng) I hope it is more than simply a set of incremental measures. I think we can put it, I have tried to put it, within a policy framework. But the point I would make is, a decision on which type of policy instrument to use will depend on the circumstances; it is the role of the Chancellor, Treasury Ministers and officials to come to a view about that, about the relative balance and merits between taxes, on the one hand, tax reliefs, on the other, public spending and regulation. There will be different views about that and they will be views that will differ from the business and industrial sector to the environmental sector, people will have different views; some will think we have not gone far enough, others will think we have gone too far. And colleagues will have sensed, in terms of the debate in the House, for instance, around the Climate Change Levy, that is a debate that rages, and colleagues will also have noticed our absolute commitment to the Levy and our belief that it is absolutely vital, in terms of our meeting the Kyoto objectives; and I would suggest, as a country, we have taken some important steps on the way to meeting those objectives, and we are getting there.
(Mr Boateng) I think we need, first of all, to look carefully at the detail of this report, and we will be deciding how to take the work forward. It is early days, and I am reluctant to give any definitive views on the detail. But what I will say, I would argue that we are already doing a lot in the area of Resource Productivity and Sustainable Development. PIU have made an important contribution to the debate, it is a debate we want, we need to engage all the stakeholders in considering these issues. And, in terms of both the issue of indicators and the issue of targets, what I would say is, as the PIU report makes very clear, it is very difficult to identify a single resource productivity indicator, we need to continue to work in this area, in order to improve the indicators that are available to us. We have got some useful indicators in the UK Sustainable Development Strategy, as the Committee will be aware, that cover a whole range of economic, social and environmental factors, and they are going to be important, in terms of the process that I outlined in my opening statement, in relation to CSR 2002. And, as for targets, before we can have specific Resource Productivity targets, we need to have good indicators, and they are not there at the moment; but that is not to say that we do not have challenging targets. We have legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce waste going to landfill, and the Sustainable Development Strategy that we do have makes it clear that all those Sustainable Development indicators help move us in the right direction.
(Mr Boateng) I think it is important that we recognise the importance, the significance, of the principles that we laid down in the Statement of Intent on Environmental Tax, which I referred to earlier on. And they are, that they should be well-designed, that they should meet objectives without undesirable side-effects, keep deadweight compliance costs to a minimum, have an acceptable distributional impact, take account of any implications for international competitiveness. Now my experience of the way in which the Treasury operates, in order to design environmental taxes, is one of great care taken to involve the industry itself. If you take the example of aggregates, I have been doing a lot of work recently on that, in advance of the PBR, indeed, gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Select Committee on aggregates; and colleagues may well know that there are specific issues in relation to aggregates and Northern Ireland. And I know that, in finding a way forward, as I believe we now have, in relation to that issue, the involvement of the industry at every stage has been absolutely vital. So I do not actually accept the criticism that it is fiddly and overly complex, but I do say these are complex issues, and anyone who believes that there are simple answers that will enable us to address the environmental questions and make sure that we do not impact adversely on our competitiveness, really deludes themselves.
(Mr Boateng) The Government's view is, and I would not dream of saying that the Committee takes that view, because the Committee studies these issues in great depth, but I do have to say that some of the quite unfounded criticism that comes from business of the Climate Change Levy makes the very accusation that you have just outlined, and I think it is an accusation that has to be rebutted robustly, because a great deal of care was taken in the preparation of the Climate Change Levy. Which is why it has always been supported, for instance, by this Committee, why it is supported by the environmental movement, and why it was the product of a great deal of work done by Lord Marshall, with Treasury officials, and industry itself. So I reject very strongly the accusation that comes from that sector that this is fiddly and overcomplex; it is a complex issue, but I think the principles are clear, and I think our commitment to consultation and involvement is equally clear.
Mr Challen
(Mr Boateng) I think, if I may say so, Mr Challen, you have gone straight to the point that I was trying to make about complexity, and there are undoubtedly instances on the margins where particular processes find themselves affected in a way, I think, that gives us all cause for concern; to a certain extent, they are the inevitable casualties, if you like, of developing a tax of this nature. What one has to do always is to seek to reduce the number of instances where you do have unintended consequences that are not able to be easily mitigated, and I would not pretend, for one moment, that there are not occasionally instances thrown up when there is an impact that affects particular industries in ways that are not necessarily helpful.
Ian Lucas
(Mr Boateng) I think what one has to do is to ensure, within the principles I have outlined, that you get that balance between fiscal, regulatory and voluntary measures. And, in relation to individuals, that balance is more heavily weighed in relation to regulatory and voluntary than it is in relation to the fiscal. Having said that, if you take the motorist, for instance, I do not think the motorist would say that he, or she, was not actually being the subject of fiscal action to tax out the "bads"; but undoubtedly there is a balance to be struck. And transport issues, I think, are a good example, and if you look at this PBR you do see a Government that is committed to encouraging the use and development of cleaner vehicles and technologies, and the emphasis is on the use and the development.
(Mr Boateng) Let me ask Mr Maxwell to give you the technical response to that first and then I will try to set it within the broader political context.
(Mr Maxwell) If we are looking just at regulatory measures then, of course, they are chiefly the responsibility of those Departments that are responsible for them, and they do have to look at the compliance costs for different people that are affected by those regulations, and carry out compliance cost assessments as a standard procedure when introducing new regulations.
(Mr Maxwell) In the case of greenhouse gas emissions, DEFRA is the Department that will be responsible for evaluating over time the success of any regulatory or voluntary programmes.
(Mr Boateng) And there is guidance given on how to undertake an environmental appraisal. The Committee will no doubt have and be aware of 'Policy Appraisal and the Environment', which DEFRA actually produces to assist them in this, and that guidance applies to all budget measures. But I do not think this is an area, and officials will have their views, which no doubt they will share with you, if you ask, where we can yet begin to say that we have all the answers; and I think we are going to have, as policy develops in this area, and this is still a relatively new area of public policy, we are going to need to develop better instruments in order to undertake environmental appraisal and evaluation. And the input of your Committee, the input of the academic community, as well as others who are actually front-line stakeholders, in order to help us to get it right, I think, is very important.
(Mr Boateng) As I have indicated, Chairman, there will be a divergence of view as to the scale of the task and the impact of - - -
(Mr Boateng) We are certainly committed to it, but people have different views as to how to arrive at the end we all seek, and some would want us to go faster, some think that we have already gone too far and that the regulatory and fiscal burden is too great; and we have to strike a balance, and we take into account, and have to take into account, those divergent views. But if I may, with respect, take issue with you on the notion that there is nothing in the PBR; we have launched consultations, and I think significant consultations, on ten environmental measures, they are outlined in the Chancellor's Statement, and, I think, as a package, that is not insignificant. And consultation is not an excuse for inaction, it is a necessary, preparatory part of a process, that does involve, I think, significant change.
(Mr Maxwell) I think I would just like to add, it is not only the value of the taxes that matters in this context, it is the way that taxes are structured and designed. And I will give the example of something like the company car tax system, for example, which is overall revenue-neutral, so it will not score in that sense as being extra tax for environmental purposes, but the structure of the company car tax system from next April will be changed significantly; that will give environmental benefits arising as a result. So these things can be done without necessarily affecting, in all cases, the overall tax revenue; there is an issue about design of taxes as well.
(Mr Boateng) And some are designed specifically to be revenue-neutral, in order to counter the charge that is made, 'oh, yes, this is another stealth tax.' Well, it is not another stealth tax; the point of these measures is to change the culture, to change the climate in which decisions are made. And, as I say, if you look at the PBR, I think, for instance, the options for a lorry road-user charge, that is, potentially, an enormously significant step. The issue, and it is an incremental one, but it is nevertheless one which we have had some representations on from industry, the achievement of employer-provided buses. I think these are important responses to issues that do demonstrate an ongoing commitment.
(Mr Boateng) Let me just, if I may, take the note of the Committee's previous view in this area. We have always taken the view that the best way of proceeding is to ensure that we engage stakeholders in the practical task of working with ourselves in developing fiscal responses to the policy issues that have been identified, and identified in ways that also involve those stakeholders. So, if you take the example which I gave earlier on, of the Climate Change review, the view that we took was a Task Force on economic instruments and business use of energy, chaired by someone with an established track record, in industry, of unimpeachable - - -
(Mr Boateng) What we would say is that officials, special advisers and myself meet on a regular basis, both with the green NGOs and with industry and business, as part of the process of ensuring that they have an input into the development of the Chancellor's - - -
(Mr Boateng) Let me ask Mr Maxwell to answer.
(Mr Maxwell) A couple of examples I have mentioned, the Aggregates Levy is based very much on independent research that was carried out under contract to the DETR, as it was then.
(Mr Maxwell) No, because the environmental expertise tends to reside in other Departments, so we normally do it on a sort of contractual basis through other Departments; that is the normal way of proceeding in this area. I think, also, another example would be some of the changes to lorry Vehicle Excise Duty that came into effect on 1 December this year, and they were very much based on work that was done, again, I think, through the DETR, as it was then, by NERA, environmental research experts. So they are two examples. I think, also, the Inland Revenue has been working with some academics on various transport tax ideas.
(Mr Boateng) I am interested in the Committee's view on this, obviously, and I think that my concern with the idea is that there would be a real danger, which you would be aware of, Chairman, from your experience of Government, of such a body simply becoming a vehicle for a variety of external groups, organisations, interests, a lobbying vehicle, essentially, it would not actually be a constructive policy mechanism. And that what we need to do is to be able to satisfy the stakeholders, which includes the green NGOs, which includes business, industry, and also which seeks to find a way of including another important set of stakeholders, who sometimes get forgotten in all of this, the consumers, that includes them in a process that is credible and that withstands academic scrutiny for its objectivity and rigour, and we have to be able to do that. We have to be able to do that in relation to aggregates, we have to be able to do that in terms of the measures we are taking in relation to road transport.
(Mr Boateng) I do not think that would be a fair summation, and what I will do, because I think it is very important the Committee should have a very clear idea of this, is to commission a memo., which I will send to you.
(Mr Boateng) That will outline the steps we have been taking and with what Departments. But I would stress that the way the Treasury has worked over the years, and it may be the Committee feels we should work in a different way, in which case I would be interested to hear it, is to use and to utilise the experience and capacity of other Government Departments and their links with the wider academic community. It may be that the Committee will take the view that we ought to develop such a capacity within the Treasury itself and, as it were, descend on other Departments with our enhanced capacity, in order to - - -
(Mr Boateng) That would be a very interesting idea, if that were what was to come from the Committee, but it is not the way that we have worked in the past
(Mr Boateng) I think they would be, Chairman.
Mr Jones
(Mr Boateng) Mr Jon Owen Jones is being characteristically mischievous.
(Mr Maxwell) All budget measures go through an environmental sort of appraisal sieve process, so that, as budget measures are reviewed and considered for decision, an environmental appraisal is done on them. So changes to Corporation Tax are looked at in that light, yes, and if they are considered to have any environmental implications they are investigated further.
(Mr Maxwell) I know that all regulatory impact assessments of budget measures are published, as far as I am aware, so, I think, in the vast majority of cases dealing with Corporation Tax, the response would be that there was no environmental impact, as assessed.
(Mr Maxwell) No, sorry, they are published, I think the nil return itself is published, as part of a regulatory impact assessment, or as an environmental line on the environmental impact assessment.
(Mr Boateng) If Mr Maxwell or Mr Collins are not able to assist on that, I will make sure that is included in the memorandum.
(Mr Maxwell) Not at this minute, no; sorry.
(Mr Collins) I think that the policy lead rests with DEFRA and DTI, in taking forward the work of the PIU. Treasury will be involved in that, but it is not something that we have the lead for.
(Mr Collins) I think, as the work is taken forward by the lead Departments, we will be involved in it, and there will be staffing resources devoted to it.
(Mr Collins) But the principal lead is in other Departments.
Ian Lucas
(Mr Boateng) In terms of the cost, I do not think I can help you on that.
(Mr Maxwell) Sorry, are you referring to the new areas, for instance, under the Green Technology Challenge?
(Mr Maxwell) No particular budget has been set for those yet, because the technologies themselves have not been identified. And the costs of awarding capital allowances like these are demand-driven, it depends on how many pieces of equipment that qualify for that form of technology are purchased, once the scheme is announced, so it does depend very much on the selection of technology, because it is a demand-driven programme. And without having yet decided on those technologies it has not been possible to have any sort of estimate.
(Mr Boateng) That will depend on the outcome of the consultation, the shape and nature of the package.
(Mr Maxwell) The Government has said that the intention is to introduce the allowances during 2002-03, at some point during the financial year.
(Mr Maxwell) Yes.
(Mr Boateng) Yes; and one of the reasons why we are undertaking a consultation in this way is because we want to make sure that the taxpayer gets a maximum bang for the bucks foregone, and in order to do that we need to get a very clear sense from the sector as to how best to overcome the financial barriers to investments that bring about environmental benefits, what those benefits are, in relation to the barriers. But I sense, from previous responses from yourself to some answers I was giving earlier on, that you will want to make sure that we are producing a market-based instrument that actually is relatively straightforward to claim and administer, and that it is, as it were, business-friendly, and I can give you that assurance.
(Mr Boateng) That is what we aim to do.
(Mr Boateng) The operation of the Climate Change Levy and the trust that is there, and people are entitled to rely on certainty in relation to that, it has not yet been determined how we are going to dispense the income from this.
(Mr Maxwell) I think, the only thing I would add is that one of the areas in which the Government has said it will introduce new, further capital allowances is for further energy-saving technologies, and I would imagine there may be some scope to integrate that within the existing scheme to support energy-saving technologies, to make it easier for business to understand what is going on.
(Mr Boateng) Not least in the sense that the existing scheme can identify where those technologies can best be developed.
(Mr Maxwell) Yes; the three areas that were announced were to do with particular environmental objectives. The first one related to climate change and air quality, and there were two areas of further work, energy-saving technologies and future cleaner vehicles and fuels; and then the second environmental objective was to do with water quality and water use, minimising water use.
Mr Thomas
(Mr Boateng) That is not something to which I have addressed my mind.
(Mr Boateng) That is not something to which I have addressed my mind.
(Mr Boateng) I would be happy to address my mind to it, and it is something, no doubt, that falls within the compass of the energy review currently being carried out by the PIU, and I will, happily, as I am a member of that committee, indicate to that committee the purport of your question and it is something that they can address. But it is not something that I have omitted, it is not something I have heard mooted or seen.
(Mr Boateng) It could be, in relation to carbon emissions, but that is not the purpose or intention of this particular measure.
(Mr Boateng) I have not yet seen any examples in practice on the operation of the sort of perverse incentive that you have just drawn our attention to, I have not seen that happening in practice. But I think it is important to stress that the way in which we work in these areas does require us to ensure that we are addressing them across Government; so it is not just simply, as it were, the Treasury policing the system, it is ensuring that all those relevant Departments that have an interest are working together. And the Treasury, obviously, has to have an overview, and we do, and in the course of the development of any piece of environmental taxation, or, indeed, any piece of taxation, of course, there is consideration given to potentially perverse incentives.
(Mr Boateng) You have given some examples yourself, Mr Thomas, of potential in this area, and they are examples that one would expect the industry and those with an interest in this area to come up with and to seek to develop. But I do think it is important that the consultation is not, as it were, geared towards any predetermined conclusion, otherwise why have such a consultation, unless you are prepared to ensure that innovative and radical thought is given an opportunity to express itself.
(Mr Boateng) It would seem to me to make sense to include them.
(Mr Boateng) Yes.
Chairman: We just want to have a word about environmental appraisal, and Mr Challen, I know, wants to come in on that.
Mr Challen
(Mr Boateng) I hope that the Committee will find that the results that are outlined in the Pre-Budget Report, at pages 136 and 137, do indicate that we have taken into account the strictures and the concerns of the Committee in terms of appraisal and evaluation, and that the guidance I referred to earlier on, that has been produced by DEFRA, on the methodology of environmental appraisal, is an example of that, and that guidance applies to all budget measures. And we decided to include certain measures in the appraisal tables, on the basis of a determination on our part as to whether or not they will have a significant impact on the environment, or serve an environmental purpose; and where an appraisal is justifiable, in terms of its cost being proportionate to the goals of the Government, we do carry out such an appraisal, and the result you see before you.
(Mr Boateng) My view is that it is always important that decisions are based on the best possible evidence basis. The PBR deals with budget measures, there are no specific measures that would require us, therefore, to make an appraisal in relation to nuclear power and its costs. The PIU, however, as I have indicated earlier on, because I do think it is a very important piece of work, and obviously you are interested in it, is conducting an energy review, and we would expect it to be rigorous in its appraisals of the relative costs of various energy sources. And you refer to pressure; well, certainly, our exhortation is always that such analysis, such appraisals, should be carried out, and where we can assist we do.
(Mr Boateng) I am not sure we use that phrase. But, do we draw relative costs to the attention of Departments and those who propose policy, yes, that is our job, and sometimes people do not always appreciate having those relative costs pointed out to them, but it is part of our job, and we do it.
Mr Best
(Mr Boateng) Of course, the Budget and fiscal measures are a matter for the Chancellor, and that is the way it is. If, however, you were to ask me the question, do we work very closely with the Department of Transport on, for instance, green travel plans, on work in relation to VED and road hauliers, VED and motorists, the answer is, unequivocally, yes, we do, we work very, very closely indeed. And I am not quite sure what is meant by a formal concordat, but if you take the example of the Green Fuel Challenge, that was the result of a very close and productive relationship between officials, and indeed between Ministers, it is something that we do together, and I will be disappointed if the impression was given to the Committee that we do not work very closely together. My colleague, the Minister of State for Transport, and myself were together in Committee this very morning, on issues in relation to social exclusion and transport, where we were certainly addressing some of the issues that we have touched on here today.
(Mr Boateng) I do not know what is meant by 'formal working relationship', we have a very close working relationship, but I shall ask those who have had a longer association with both Departments than myself to respond, in terms of their understanding of 'formal working relationship', but I think we have got a very close one.
(Mr Maxwell) I have meetings on a very regular basis with officials in the DTLR to discuss a number of these tax matters.
(Mr Boateng) It depends what you mean by negligible; it means less than £5 million.
(Mr Boateng) To us all, Mr Best.
(Mr Boateng) I think it is indicative of the levels of yield that are indicated there. But I do think it is important to remember that we are looking there at pilot projects that are designed to inform future decisions; so if, on the basis of that work, certain decisions were to be made then the sums would be considerably more than £5 million. But, as it is, less than £5 million, it is not, within the wider scheme of things, a very, very large amount of money, no, it is not.
(Mr Maxwell) I would just add, this stage of the Green Fuels Challenge followed an earlier stage at which the Government consulted on different green fuels, rather than new green fuels, and, as a result, in the Budget, announced reductions in duty for various road fuel gases and biodiesel, which did cost significantly more than (this service ?).
Mr Best: That is helpful.
Mr Francois
(Mr Boateng) No, Mr Francois, I cannot, it is entirely a matter for the Secretary of State.
Mr Simmonds
(Mr Boateng) That, again, is a matter for the Secretary of State and for his Department, and I am not really able to assist in relation to the impact of talk.
(Mr Boateng) I am not able to assist, in terms of the impact of talk.
(Mr Boateng) Can I say, first of all, in relation to the Climate Change Levy, that it is the result of the Task Force to which I referred you earlier on; no-one would pretend that this is an easy area, it is not, but the package is broadly revenue-neutral for business, and it includes a range of exemptions, it includes a number of measures that are designed specifically to make it business-friendly. And, in terms of progress, in relation to the negotiated agreements, so far, we have 44 such agreements completed with eligible energy-intensive sectors, covering over 13,000 sites, and I think that is an indication that the compliance costs are not such as to dissuade companies, who see the benefit to them of entering into such agreements, from so doing.
(Mr Boateng) Well - Mr Maxwell.
(Mr Maxwell) I know that Customs & Excise have published a Regulatory Impact Assessment, and that is available on their website. I am afraid I do not know very much detail about it, but they will have published one as part of the standard budget process.
(Mr Boateng) I think it is early days yet. We have got a very good indication that the City of London is likely to become a world leader in emissions trading, they have already taken the lead in this area, and I would be very keen to give it time to bed in before even beginning to contemplate changes to the regime. The last thing the market wants is uncertainty in this area. Business, the City, have welcomed emissions trading, they see it as a profitable area of activity, and I am very keen, and I know colleagues in DEFRA are very keen, that we should take the lead here. It will be launched in the UK in April 2002, we are helping kick-start it, with the equivalent of £30 million after tax, which will be available from 2003-04, in order to provide an incentive for firms to join. So I am optimistic about it, and I think so is the City.
Mr Francois
(Mr Boateng) I have not got one at this stage, because, as you say, such agreements were arrived at only a few days ago, and I do not know what the impact is. Mr Collins?
(Mr Collins) No.
(Mr Maxwell) No.
(Mr Boateng) The impact has not been dramatic; when we are able to ascertain what the impact is, I will certainly give the memorandum.
(Mr Boateng) No, not yet; not yet.
(Mr Maxwell) Just to say, I do not think those sorts of agreement highlight the need for schemes like emissions trading; obviously, responsibility for emissions trading is primarily the responsibility of DEFRA and for their Secretary of State.
Mr Francois
(Mr Boateng) I think, if I may say so, it is a perfectly proper question, and it is a very interesting question, and when we have an answer we will certainly let you have it.
Chairman: Thank you very much indeed.
Joan Walley
(Mr Boateng) We certainly do recognise the difficulties faced by CHP at present, since the introduction of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements, and its impact on price; and we certainly will be, and are, considering the environmental case for more favourable treatment for CHP within the CCL. I think it is important to say that CHP still has relatively favourable treatment, compared with conventional electricity generation, but undoubtedly NETA has made a difference. As to whether or not we will be seeking full exemption under state aid, we have not made any decisions yet, while we are carrying out that evaluation, and we have not made any approaches to the Commission.
Mr Jones
(Mr Boateng) We certainly intend that, in the run-up to Budget in 2002, that assessment will need to be made, and I really do want to stress that we have by no means ruled out a Pesticides Tax, it remains an option, and no-one should be under any illusion that if the partnership approach does not work and if we are not satisfied in making that assessment that it is working then we will take the necessary measures. We know that pesticide use is associated with damage to biodiversity, we know that it leads to water contamination; we have said, and I will repeat, that the tax could be a useful tool in addressing those environmental impacts, everybody has to understand that, and we have not changed our view one iota from that. But we have made it clear that we are prepared to give the partnership approach a chance, and that voluntary package of measures has been in place now since April of this year. DETR published some work on a possible design of a tax in 1999, so that design work, as it were, has been done, and we intend to keep that under constant review, so it will not take long to get it off the shelf, the dust will not be allowed to accumulate on it.
(Mr Boateng) Mr Maxwell.
(Mr Maxwell) There is a steering group that has been set up to oversee implementation of the package and to review progress on the package; that involves a number of environmental organisations, so I am sure they will be very rigorous in their - - -
(Mr Maxwell) I do not have a list in front of me now.
(Mr Boateng) We will be happy to make the criteria known to the Committee. My own view about this is that we need to be as transparent as we possibly can; everybody has to understand where the goalposts are. And if the assessment, as I say, is not one that demonstrates that the voluntary approach has worked then we will take the necessary steps.
(Mr Boateng) I would be very surprised if that was not a factor that they took into account.
(Mr Boateng) No.
Mr Jones: Thank you.
Mr Simmonds
(Mr Boateng) I think the phrase that we have used is that the Tax will be assessed in the run-up to Budget 2002. What I must not do in any way is to anticipate what the Chancellor will do in 2002, in terms of his package; but what I regard it as my duty to ensure is that the Chancellor, in the run-up to making his decisions about Budget 2002 has the product of this assessment.
(Mr Boateng) The Chancellor will have the assessment, and he will then determine what will be in his Budget.
Mr Barker
(Mr Boateng) I am very anxious to ensure, in relation to landfill, - - -
(Mr Boateng) I shall come back to my preoccupations about landfill, because that has a very important role to play in terms of our determining what we do with waste as a whole; but officials attended the summit, PIU are now doing a study, and officials will have an input into that.
(Mr Boateng) That I am going to resist doing, generally, in terms of waste. I am quite happy to share with you some conclusions I am reaching tentatively in relation to landfill, but, in relation to the subject matter of the summit and the study, I do not think it will be helpful for me to come to a view about that.
(Mr Boateng) I did not attend; officials did.
(Mr Boateng) Yes; if you would, Mr Collins.
(Mr Collins) The principle objective of the summit, I think, was for DEFRA Ministers, in particular, to hear views from outside stakeholders, so, I think, quite deliberately, officials from other Government Departments sat and listened. The day was designed very much to provide local authorities, NGOs, those in the environmental management sector, to offer views about the nature of the waste problem and possible solutions, so that DEFRA Ministers, in particular, but Government generally, could take away some of these ideas and think about them and develop them, as we consider how we are going to take waste policy forward. So I think we used this very consciously and very deliberately as a listening event rather than as an event to put forward particular views from particular bits of Government.
(Mr Boateng) We are always looking for opportunities to make a contribution to the development of environmental policy through the machinery available to us; so I am looking forward enormously to the outcome of the PIU study. You can be absolutely sure, and I am sorry to go back, well, I am not sorry, because I do actually think it is very important, if you look at the issue of waste and landfill, I think you will agree that the challenging targets that we have set, in Waste Strategy 2000, to increase recycling, are assisted by the approach we have taken to Landfill Tax, which is to increase the rate on active waste by £1 a tonne each year to 2004. And all the evidence that we have, in relation to the impact of fiscal policy on landfill, is that it does cause people to change their behaviour, and that is why we are committed to reviewing the Landfill Tax after 2004, that was why we set out a long-term strategy of rate increases, and the environmental effectiveness of the tax is reinforced thereby, and waste producers and managers get a clear message of the importance of their planning ahead.
(Mr Boateng) They are likely to be higher; do you agree with them?
(Mr Boateng) My view is that it is working, and that all the evidence is that increasing it, in the way that we have, has a positive effect on producers and managers planning in the way that they need to in order to look at alternatives. My view is that it is one of a range of instruments, economic and regulatory, that help us meet these challenging recycling targets, and the review of the rate after 2004 will cause us to see whether or not we need to increase it yet again, and increase it in the light of the evaluation we make at the time of its success.
(Mr Boateng) No, because we keep taxes under constant review, obviously, but we have committed ourselves specifically to reviewing the rate after 2004, and DEFRA have taken forward their consultation on a £140 million Waste Challenge fund, and so that is all part of an approach, as I say, that uses both economic and regulatory instruments.
(Mr Boateng) No; that would not be correct, Mr Barker. What we do is constantly to keep the level of taxation under review. We are committed, we are committed to reviewing the rate in the run-up to 2004.
(Mr Boateng) That is a very interesting idea, and the PIU will be incorporating that in their study, and that too will inform our decisions.
(Mr Boateng) I have got lots of thoughts on waste, but what I have to do is to contain my enthusiasms in a way that does not cause me to trespass on the Chancellor's prerogatives and on programmes of work.
Chairman: You are not alone in that, Minister.
Sue Doughty
(Mr Boateng) If I may say so, I think that is a perfectly legitimate and widely-held view; that is certainly the message that we receive, and it is a very powerful message. What I would say, in response to it, is that it is a message, of course, that we have heard, in one sense, because we have pre-announced a five-year programme of increasing, we have sought to balance the need for a strong economic signal to reduce reliance on landfill, with the need for those affected to develop alternatives, and it is important that people are given an opportunity to develop those alternatives.
(Mr Boateng) We do, and we are consulting on how best to use it. The message I get from you, Mrs Doughty, and from those who put this case, in the way that you have, is that they would like us to move faster, and I hear that. But I do think we will have to make an evaluation of the pace of the development of the alternatives.
(Mr Boateng) We need to make sure, which is one of the reasons why we are looking at the Landfill Tax credit scheme that that work is done and that we do develop effective alternatives, at a pace that will enable us to keep the pressure on, in relation to landfill.
(Mr Boateng) I do think it is important, whilst accepting much of what you have said, to realise the progress that we have made in this area over the years and the lessons that we have learned, not least through the activities of Committees such as this. My first experience in this House was on the Environment Select Committee when it was chaired by Sir Hugh Rossi, whom a number of colleagues will recall. And, when you look at the history of activity in this area, it has invariably been as a result of the work done by Select Committees that steps have been taken to help us down the road to where we are now, and I think that continuing work and pressure will be needed; that is my assessment. I think this is something that we need to do, in partnership, building a consensus, and there is an increasing consensus in this area.
(Mr Boateng) I am sure you will.
Mr Francois
(Mr Boateng) It is very much being taken into account. That is what I find attractive about it, it is empowering and enabling of local communities, and we must make absolutely sure that whilst it is important to direct more resources towards sustainable waste management, and the discussion we have just had indicates that very clearly, we do not want to lose that, and I am very clear about that, in my own mind. And that is why we need to consult with interested parties to ensure that worthwhile projects continue to attract funding during the transition to any replacement programme, and the replacement programme is such as to contain and to replicate those qualities that you have rightly outlined.
(Mr Boateng) It is not broken, but it is not delivering as I think the Committee and ourselves would want it to deliver on the issue of sustainable waste management, it just is not; it is doing some good, worthy work, in exactly the way that you have described, but they are areas where we need to find a way of doing better. I had, I think, a very useful meeting with those who administer the scheme, just a few weeks ago, where we shared some of these concerns.
Mr Barker
(Mr Boateng) That is a very interesting point. I am not aware of any work having been done on that?
(Mr Maxwell) The escalator does not apply to the inert waste.
(Mr Boateng) No. I think it is a very interesting point, and some work does need to be done on this.
(Mr Boateng) We will do some work on it and I will inform the Committee of the outcome.
Mr Barker: Thank you.
Chairman: Thank you very much indeed.
Mrs Clark
(Mr Boateng) No, we cannot do a UDI, because the whole basis of the tax, the successful operation of the tax, is dependent on others being prepared to operate it, and, therefore, it is actually important to arrive at an international consensus on it; the work stream launched at ECOFIN on 22 September, which we supported, will help on that. I do not think the Commission have yet given us any timetable. We are obviously enthusiastic about the study. There are also studies being conducted by the OECD and the United Nations; they, too, are important, if we are to address successfully some of the technical complexities that are thrown up by the tax. So we have agreed the need for further work. Also, within the Treasury, we seek to keep in touch with the academic, and indeed wider, NGO, debate in this country and overseas, and if the studies generate the practical suggestion as to how to overcome the problems associated with implementing the tax, well, that is something that we will obviously need to consider very seriously.
(Mr Boateng) We are not opposed to the Tobin tax in principle, we are not convinced that the tax will be particularly effective in stabilising international capital flows, but we are attracted by the revenue-raising possibilities presented by the tax and are committed to exploring the full range of options for increasing the amount of financing available for development purposes. And, indeed, the Chancellor, most recently, in his speech in New York, called for the international community and national governments to substantially increase their Development Assistance budgets, and called for a new International Development trust fund, and now, arguably, that trust fund, were the technical issues in relation to Tobin to be successfully overcome, could be the recipients of a Tobin tax. But the Chancellor's commitment to this is not dependent on us overcoming the technical obstacles to an effective tax of this sort, he wants to see a fund set up in any event.
(Mr Boateng) It is certainly realistic, it is certainly attainable, and, given our present levels of spending in this area, we are entitled to have a degree of optimism that it will be reached. The Chancellor has made it absolutely clear that we have got to find ways of increasing financing for poorer countries; it is important to see what we have done, which is a marked improvement on what went before, I think everybody would agree, in the context of our commitment to debt relief and to our overall policy, in relation to International Development. So no room for complacency, but some real steps forward made.
(Mr Boateng) I think it is precisely the sort of assessment that one would expect from the OECD. I think it is very helpful. I think it is a goad to us to do better, and I think we should also be very clear that we have a number of important partners in the international community, amongst the developed world, who would do well to emulate our own example since 1997 in this area.
Sue Doughty
(Mr Boateng) We will not be publishing the Sustainable Development reports, we are publishing the guidance, but the reports themselves are internal documents, they will be closely associated with Departments' bids for resources, and we do not think it would be right, quite frankly, to publish them. However, we have published the guidance, and the Committee was very keen that we should do that.
(Mr Boateng) We have also developed a procedure which will involve my meeting with Green Ministers, with Secretaries of State, to indicate to them very clearly the importance of their ensuring that their bids reflect the guidelines; also making clear to them our commitment to ensure that integrating Sustainable Development into the Spending Review is a commitment that we take very seriously. And when they meet with the Chief Secretary, in the course of the PSX meetings, they can expect the Sustainable Development implications of their bids to be part of the subject matter of those meetings. That is a very clear steer to departmental colleagues that we mean business.
(Mr Boateng) My experience as a spending Minister is, and you will know this, Chairman, only too well, one wants one's bids to be successful, and one couches one's bids in a term that is likely to make them successful. And if the clear steer from the Chief Secretary is that you had better take Sustainable Development seriously, and the Financial Secretary is going to be meeting you in advance in order to make sure that you understand the guidelines and their purport, then you are likely to take that pretty seriously.
Sue Doughty: Thank you very much indeed.
(Mr Boateng) We have gone a bit further than that since that information was provided to the Committee. Shortly after I became Green Minister for the Treasury, I spoke at the Sustainable Development Forum for the Chancellor's Department, made it clear to them that Ministers would be expecting the Department to ensure that it took Sustainable Development seriously, and I think that message is getting through. And certainly I was quite pleased to see, in terms of the approach that we have taken, for instance, to water, at (GOGS ?), that we are on target to have reduced our water use, I think, by more than a half. I have got the figures here. We have got currently an annual water bill of £40,000, the expected bill after participation in the Watermark Project is £14,000; so that is a significant saving of £26,000. In terms of the use of the Government estate and the Sustainable Development Framework there, in the Greening Government outlines, we have achieved an 'excellence' rating; and in terms of the refurbishment of the west end of (GOGs ?), again, there is a requirement on our private sector partners there to use their best endeavours to maintain and to obtain maximum credits from the Building Research Establishment environmental assessment methodology. So I think you are absolutely right, if I may say so, to point out the need for us to tackle the issue seriously and to be leading by example, and I hope, when we are judged on these matters, as we surely will be, in due course, we are found to be doing that.
Mr Challen
(Mr Boateng) Because it would compromise, we believe, the integrity of the process in which Departments must feel able to put their bids in, in a way that ensures that they are judged on their outcomes rather than their inputs.
(Mr Boateng) I would be very, very reluctant to give any commitment to alter the current arrangements in relation to the Spending Review, it is something which, as you know, is a very, very closely guarded process, both by the Treasury and by the spending Departments.
Chairman: Minister, thank you very much indeed. That was a very rewarding session.


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