Energy bill crisis: Renewables trade body calls for VAT to be scrapped and green levies moved

Cecilia Keating
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Gas market prices last month reached an all-time high of £4.50 per therm | Credit: iStock
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Gas market prices last month reached an all-time high of £4.50 per therm | Credit: iStock

Trade body for clean energy and technology industries sets out ‘six point plan’ for how the government can tackle the ongoing gas price crisis

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has become the latest body to call on the government to scrap VAT and permanently move green levies from energy bills, arguing these measures...

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