DECC slashes 95 per cent from comms budgets

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News raises fresh fears over marketing campaign for Green Deal energy efficiency scheme

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has downplayed fears that it will water down its marketing plans for the Green Deal, after it emerged the department has drastically scaled back its communications...

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