Spring Statement

Spring Statement: Sunak fast-tracks tax relief for businesses investing in clean heat and power

Taxation

Spring Statement: Sunak fast-tracks tax relief for businesses investing in clean heat and power

Chancellor confirms plan to overhaul R&D credits system, as he announces plan to bring forward reliefs for businesses investing in clean heat and energy technologies

clock 23 March 2022 • 4 min read
Spring Statement: Sunak scraps VAT on clean tech in bid to tackle gas price crisis

Politics

Spring Statement: Sunak scraps VAT on clean tech in bid to tackle gas price crisis

Chancellor reveals plan to remove VAT on energy saving materials and technologies, as decision to cut fuel duty angers environmental campaigners

clock 23 March 2022 • 9 min read
'A climate-shaped hole at its heart': The green economy reacts to the Spring Statement

Politics

'A climate-shaped hole at its heart': The green economy reacts to the Spring Statement

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from the green economy to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak's mini-budget

clock 23 March 2022 • 17 min read
'We can't run the economy on empty': CBI urges Chancellor to put energy efficiency and net zero at heart of Spring Statement

Policy

'We can't run the economy on empty': CBI urges Chancellor to put energy efficiency and net zero at heart of Spring Statement

CBI warns Treasury needs to combine immediate support for households and small businesses with a long-term plan to accelerate the net zero transition

clock 22 March 2022 • 3 min read
From businesses to bishops, calls grow for Chancellor to tackle energy bill crisis

Policy

From businesses to bishops, calls grow for Chancellor to tackle energy bill crisis

Green business groups lead calls for government to double down on net zero transition and place efficiency and clean tech at heart of response to energy crunch

clock 21 March 2022 • 5 min read
Turbocharge net zero to end sluggish growth, CBI tells Treasury

Taxation

Turbocharge net zero to end sluggish growth, CBI tells Treasury

Rishi Sunak urged to use this months Spring Statement to ‘green’ UK tax system, support energy efficiency retrofits and provide more net zero clarity

clock 01 March 2022 • 5 min read

Politics

Green statements and cosmic jokes

The Spring Statement may have been overshadowed by the rolling Brexit crisis, but it could mark a major turning point for the UK's green economy

clock 14 March 2019 • 8 min read

Policy

Eight key green takeaways from the 2019 Spring Statement

Chancellor Philip Hammond covers aviation emissions, housing, biodiversity, energy efficiency and green gas in UK economic update

clock 13 March 2019 • 9 min read

Politics

'A genuine step forward': Green Economy reacts to the Spring Statement 2019

BusinessGreen rounds up all the key reaction to the Chancellor's green policy measures announced today

clock 13 March 2019 • 12 min read

Politics

Spring Statement: Chancellor unveils policies to 'build sustainability into the heart' of UK economy

Philip Hammond argues UK must "apply the creativity of the marketplace" to solve climate change as he announces new energy efficiency, biodiversity, construction, and carbon offsetting policies

clock 13 March 2019 • 7 min read