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Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests
UK NewsPolitics•September 28, 2026 at 8:25 PMNational

Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests

By Kiran Stacey and Pippa Crerar•The Guardian - UK News

Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off billsBillions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government investigates funding green infrastructure through taxes instead.Miatta Fahnbulleh is looking at how green projects are funded, including varying levies between customers and funding them all through general taxation. Continue reading...

Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off bills

Billions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government investigates funding green infrastructure through taxes instead.

Miatta Fahnbulleh is looking at how green projects are funded, including varying levies between customers and funding them all through general taxation.

Continue reading...