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UK coal subsidy loophole set to be closed

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Government officials confirm old coal power stations will not be eligible for funding that could have helped them stay open to the 2020s

The government will close a loophole that could have seen taxpayers' money used to help keep old coal-fired power stations open well into the 2020s. Officials told the Guardian that these power plants...

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