Published on 05 Dec 2013 • United Kingdom |
"Industry, especially energy intensive users, will be dismayed that government has failed to address the genuine concerns surrounding the uncompetitive price of energy for UK manufacturers. Companies looking to invest and create jobs in the UK need a long-term commitment by government to control costs increases and compensate those most affected. Without this commitment, making the case in global boardrooms to invest in the UK will get increasingly difficult."
"The Chancellor is right to say "going green doesn’t have to cost the earth" - if only he practised what he preached. Tax cuts for shale gas are a stark comparison to the butchering of ECO we’ve seen this week, a scheme which was helping many households with the cost of living crisis through lower energy bills."
"The emphasis on housing and infrastructure is welcome, but he’s missed an open goal by not recognising the potential for construction to deliver green growth."
"The Prime Minister has just come back from China, where this year already more than half of the new power capacity added to the grid has come from renewable energy. Sadly, he returns to find his own Chancellor determined to push Britain back to ever more reliance on fossil fuels."