Pressure on government to raise taxes promises green gains

James S Murray
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New report argues that the urgent need to address national debt through higher taxes offers opportunity to revamp UK green taxation policy

The woeful state of the UK's public finances offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity for whoever wins the next election to shift a greater proportion of the country's tax burden on to environmentally...

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