Sentences with phrase «levies on energy bills»

More and more politicians will be finding out that defending green levies on energy bills is more of an electoral liability than doubting dangerous climate change.

Tory anger at Nick Clegg's attack on free schools was evened - out yesterday when the prime minister appeared to make an off - the - cuff commitment to rolling back green levies on energy bills — a policy the Liberal Democrats strongly oppose.

Cutting green levies on energy bills may save money now, but it will end up costing us a lot more in the future.

The scheme, which provides grants for heating and insulation improvements for low - income households, will be replaced by a new scheme funded by a levy on energy bills — adding to the burden of rising energy bills for those least able to afford them.

Not exact matches

In addition, as the ECO policy is paid for via a levy on consumer energy bills, those that don't benefit are only likely to see their energy bills increase.

The Majority in Parliament rushed through an emergency Energy Sector Levy Bill (2015) that imposed more taxes on petroleum products.

Other criticisms of the administration included President Akufo - Addo's sudden shifting of goal posts on NPP campaign promises including, the much talked about Free SHS, payment of contractors within hundred days, payment of DKM customers, reductions in transport fares and light bills and the scrapping of the Energy Sector Levy.

Just look at the current debate on energy bills and green levies.

The Legislature is free to modify the Clean Energy Standard however it chooses, and more importantly, to place restrictions on the Public Service Commission to limit its ability to levy taxes and spend the proceeds — a power that's supposed to be reserved for the people's elected representatives, and that Flanagan's bill seeks to partially take back.

By rejecting the Coalition's plan, Labor will be pilloried for setting up the addition of some $ 15 billion to power consumers» bills by way of the shortfall charge levied on retailers — but doing so with: NO additional renewable energy; NO «break - through» on - demand renewable energy technologies; and NO reduction in CO2 emissions.

David McArthur, vice president of the 52 - year - old family operation, a Gateway City institution, is one of a growing number of business owners and taxpayers nationwide who are mobilizing against the so - called cap - and - trade bill, which would levy harsh fines on energy consumption that harms the environment.

Our opposition leader Ed Miliband has promised to «freeze» energy bills for two years if he gets into power — a threat that probably caused companies to push them up now — even though it was he as Energy and Climate Change secretary who did most to load green levies on to consenergy bills for two years if he gets into power — a threat that probably caused companies to push them up now — even though it was he as Energy and Climate Change secretary who did most to load green levies on to consEnergy and Climate Change secretary who did most to load green levies on to consumers.

Other projects paid for by the fund, which is sustained by a levy on energy and water bills, included a $ 20,000 grant to Dungog Shire Council to put a solar heater on its swimming pool, saving one tonne of carbon dioxide.

Another account covers the U.K.'s cuts to solar subsidies, saying: «The government says the changes were necessary to protect bill payers, as the solar incentives are levied on household energy bills.»