July 2025: It is vital that any changes to the Landfill Tax regime are developed in coordination with wider government policy for the steel sector. The proposed reforms are misaligned with the goals of the forthcoming Steel Strategy, which aims to strengthen the UK steel industry through a more competitive and streamlined business environment. For instance, the additional costs from these landfill tax changes could partly cancel out recent positive interventions such as the increase in support under the Network Charges Compensation Scheme to 90%.