Budget 2015: George Osborne delivers 'barren Budget' for green economy

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Green groups bemoan tax breaks for North Sea oil and smattering of measures for green energy and low-carbon vehicles

George Osborne handed out £1.3bn worth of tax breaks to the North Sea oil and gas industry in a Budget that contained little of substance for the green economy. The widely trailed big ticket item of...

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