Rejected petition 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.

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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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/260903

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Date submitted 11 May 2019
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