Budget 2016: Driverless cars to the fore as chancellor urged to tackle clean energy gap

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Chancellor George Osborne is facing growing calls to use this week's Budget to tackle the uncertainty dogging the energy industry, amid fresh warnings the government's strategy will result in a clean energy...

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