Taxation

Tax lock in Summer Budget could enshrine in law reduced VAT rates for energy-saving materials, contrary to EU ruling say industry insiders

Investors expect to profits to fall after Budget confirms end to Climate Change Levy exemption

"Like making apple juice pay an alcohol tax"

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from key figures in the green economy

New vehicle excise duty bands will let zero emissions cars go free, but could discourage take-up of other low-carbon vehicles

Emergency Budget also aims to boost road building and tax breaks for North Sea oil and gas

Coalition of 42 businesses ask Treasury to use mini-Budget this week to restore investor certainty in energy efficiency sector

Study finds governments are under-utilising taxes as a tool to curb pollution and emissions and calls for reform

European Court of Justice rules lower VAT rates for energy saving contravenes EU law, potentially raising prices for homeowners

Since 2012 the tech giant has put an internal fee on carbon, which feeds into a multimillion-dollar fund to reduce the company's footprint, buy green energy and develop new clean technologies