Government defends controversial plans to change inflation-linked renewables payments

Stuart Stone
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Government defends controversial plans to change inflation-linked renewables payments

Government backs proposed reforms to clean energy subsidy schemes, after plans blamed for five per cent drop in renewable energy trusts' market cap

The government has defended proposals to shift inflation-linked clean energy subsidy payments from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), amid claims the move caused renewable...

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