New paper from Energy UK warns extending windfall tax to cover power generators would seriously clean net zero transition and push up energy bills in the long term With Number 10 desperately hunting for policies that might save Boris Johnson’s embattled premiership, attention has quickly turned to one of the few things that can unite … Read more
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Rishi Sunak has announced a temporary levy on oil and gas company profits in order to help fund a fresh £15bn package of measures to support households facing soaring energy bills today, marking a major U-turn from the Chancellor’s previous referral to back a so- called ‘windfall tax’. Following record high oil and gas prices … Read more
Building decarbonisation is critical to delivering a net zero Britain, but neither the Treasury nor Scottish government have set out a vision for how a mass green homes retrofit program could be funded, writes Glasgow Caledonian University’s Keith Baker The UK government’s plan for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is at a … Read more
The Chancellor has ordered Treasury officials to draw up proposals for a windfall tax on the excess profits of oil and gas companies, according to a report that suggests the government is gearing up for a major u-turn following weeks of political pressure. The government has for weeks insisted it is against a windfall tax … Read more