Reports: Prospective Tata Steel bidder seeks carbon tax deal

James Murray
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Liberty House reportedly seeking assurances on carbon taxes as it mulls rescue bid

The debate about the impact of environmental policies on the sale of the embattled UK operations of Tata Steel continued to escalate today, as one potential bidder said it would like to see carbon taxes...

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