Budget 2014: Osborne's carbon price freeze sparks green investment fears

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Chancellor unveils £7bn support package to help industry with rising energy costs, fueling concerns decarbonisation efforts could be undermined

Chancellor George Osborne today surprised industry by accompanying his heavily trailed freeze of the carbon price floor with the unveiling of a new £7bn support package to help manufacturers cope with...

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