'Tinkering around the edges': The green economy reacts to Spring Budget 2024

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BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from green business leaders, campaigners, and energy and climate experts

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's latest Budget may have been headlined by fuel duty freezes and cuts to National Insurance, but it contained a number of significant green measures, including confirmation of a...

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