Car boot sales will face extra taxes under new Government plans, it has emerged.
A revaluation of business rates from next April is set to hit the sites of car boot sales, including pub car parks, ministers confirmed.
Communities Minister Barbara Follett confirmed the plans in a written answer to shadow communities secretary Caroline Spelman, saying: "Where a property is used entirely, or on occasion, as a car boot sale site, its rateable value for the 2010 revaluation should reflect any rental enhancement attributable to that use."
Mrs Spelman accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of a "tax assault" on those who wanted to use car boot sales to kit out their homes during the recession.
The Valuation Office Agency is set to revalue business rates in England and Wales in April 2010. For car boot sales, these rates will be on top of those charged by the council.
The Tories said the Government was "tapping into the growing popularity" of car boot sales as a result of the credit crunch.
They warned that higher taxes on car boot sales would inevitably be passed on to customers through higher admission charges and more expensive goods.
Mrs Spelman said: "In the depths of a recession, car boot sales are more important than ever to help households raise some cash or give people a chance to buy second-hand.
Another attack from this government on recycling and the environment, so next time they are at the door and saying we are looking after the environment for your children, then you can shut the door in their face with a loud laugh, and not feel guilty over it.
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