Scottish energy minister blasts end to onshore wind subsidies as 'anti-business'

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Fergus Ewing warns subsidy cuts will cause redundancies in the onshore wind sector as Energy Bill moves to House of Lords

The government's decision to end onshore wind subsidies a year early has been slammed as "anti-business" by Fergus Ewing, Scottish energy minister. Speaking after an onshore wind summit in Glasgow yesterday,...

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