'Economically illiterate': How Nigel Farage's net zero maths fail to add up – and could cost the UK £92bn

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK
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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK

Reform has promised to save £45bn a year for tax cuts by 'scrapping' net zero, but the government spends nowhere near that much on decarbonisation

Could the Treasury save £45bn a year by scrapping the UK's net zero targets, unlocking in one swoop the money needed to reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance, lift the two-child benefit cap, and fund massive...

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