Republican
Sinn Féin Press Release/Preas Ráitea.
In a statement on Monday 31st March PRO for Comhairle Uladh, Republican
Sinn Féin said:
"On Tuesday 1st April for the first time we will see a British enforced
Partition Tax forced upon Irish Hauliers operating throughout the Country. The
Scheme named the HGV Road User Levy means that Trucks weighing more than 12.5
tonne will have to pay a daily charge of £10 up to the value of £1,000 per year
to cross the British imposed border into the 6 occupied counties.
This levy has been imposed directly from Westminster with the politicos in
Stormont powerless to stop it, this is a further attempt to rubber stamp British
rule in Ireland, further it proves that the Stormont politicians do not seek to
represent the interests of the Irish people but the interests of the British
Government on which they rely for their very existence.
The 6 County and 26 County states have both failed the Irish People, the
people of Ireland must now take a stand for the interests of the Irish Nation.
Through Eire Nua we can heal divisions and create an Ireland of equals free from
sectarian tensions and corrupt politicians, giving our people a real voice and
a genuine stake in their future through a federal Ireland.
Republican Sinn Féin totally oppose any Partition tax, we ask people to
reject British colonialism and join with us in working to secure a lasting peace
in Ireland"
Críoch/Ends
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