Submitted on Saturday 11th May 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 12th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Cancel the VAT rise on renewable energy resources
"Although parliament declared a climate emergency earlier this month, rates for fossil fuels including gas and coal will remain at 5 per cent, while materials for some renewables will see tax rises of 15 per cent." Increasing VAT on renewable energies is not compatible with the climate crisis.
The Independent wrote about this decision here - https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-solar-panels-vat-government-fossil-fuels-sian-berry-a8906361.html
And the UK has the biggest subsidies for fossil fuels in the EU - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/23/uk-has-biggest-fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-the-eu-finds-commission
We are in a climate crisis and the time to act is now. Making renewables more expensive makes no sense.
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