Poll: Public backs 'green taxes' to support renewables

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Survey finds huge support for green levies, despite their being blamed for energy bill increases

Almost 40 per cent of people support the use of "green taxes" to help fund renewable energy development, compared to just 29 per cent who oppose them, with the remainder either unsure or neither supporting...

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