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The built environment contributes around 40% of the UK's total carbon footprint | Credit: iStock
Calls mount for Treasury to scrap VAT on energy efficiency products, tweak stamp duty for lower carbon homes, and embed ‘polluter pays’ principle across the economy
As the Treasury prepares to unveil the Autumn Budget tomorrow, the government is facing yet more calls from the private sector to scrap VAT on energy efficiency and low-carbon products, and for a stamp...
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