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Creates windfall profits for low carbon electricity generation so from january the 1st we have introduced a new temporary 45% levy on electricity generators together this measure is raising £14 billion next year. finally i turned to business rates. it is an important principle that bills should accurately reflect market values so we will proceed with the revaluation of business properties from april 23 but i will soften the bill on —— the blow with a £14 billion tax cut over the next five years, nearly two thirds of properties will not pay a penny more next year and thousands of pubs, re...

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For energy companies making profits from the current high global energy prices to pay more tax. in may, the one—off tax imposed on energy company profits — known as the windfall tax — was raised to 25%, but today, the chancellor said it would go up again to 35% from next january — and it would be expanded to include other electricity generators, and last until 2028. jeremy hunt said together he expected the measures to raise £14 billion next year alone. but companies and business groups say it could deter vital investment in renewables. there will be some concerns that the new levy on...

Been making big profits. he is also cutting the threshold above which you cutting the threshold above which y°u pay cutting the threshold above which you pay higher rate tax, a5p from 150,000 to 125000 and he is committed to raising pensions and working age benefits by 10.1%, these are spending measures from next april. they will also be more help with bills for benefit —— benefit recipients and pensioners and the energy price guarantee will be extended by 12 months but he has cut it back, so the average bill could rise to £3000 per year. there is not much about spending cuts there. and ...

But the cap will rise from £2,500 a year now to just over £3,000. the £400 payment we are all getting this winter under the energy bill support scheme, will not be extended. so, around a 20% rise in energy costs for the average household, but not as bad as it could be without the cap. not mentioned by the chancellor in his statement was this, a 23% rise in fuel duty, that's an extra 12p—a—litre from march next year, raising £5.7 billion. that is going to hurt small businesses. those who switched to electric will start paying road tax from april 25 to "make it fairer" there will be an i...