Building industry calls for cuts to Green Deal interest rates as British Gas hikes prices

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Latest figures on slow Green Deal take up released as British Gas calls on government to reform ECO scheme

A coalition of 16 businesses, trade bodies and consumer groups have today launched a taskforce to investigate Green Deal interest rates, as new figures reveal that nearly 1,000 people have now taken out...

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