Feed-in tariff future in doubt as government moves to slash renewable energy incentives

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BREAKING: Consultation proposes steep cuts to feed-in tariff payments and refuses to rule out closure of key part of popular scheme

The future of the popular feed-in tariff scheme has been thrown into doubt, after the government this morning published a wide-ranging consultation on the programme, proposing drastic cuts to renewable...

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