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BBC News By Tom Espiner & Rebecca Wearn Business reporters, BBC News image copyrightGetty Images Washing machines, TVs and fridges will be cheaper to run under a new "Right to Repair" law, the government has said. From Thursday, manufacturers will have to make spares available to consumers, with the aim of extending the lifespan of products by up to 10 years, it said. Higher energy standards this year will also knock an average of £75 per year off energy bills, the government said. However, one company said that the new rules could make white goods more expensive. The Right to Repair rules a...

MPs accuse Treasury and HMRC of shirking climate responsibilities The Treasury and HMRC are failing to respond to a "climate storm breaking all around us", failing to make the necessary changes to tax systems and short-term funding packages needed for the 'just' transition to net-zero. After this year's Budget and the first 'Tax Day', further announcements are due in the second half of the year That is according to a damning new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today (28 April). Building on the Committee’s recent report on net-zero delivery, which accused the Government of ...

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Green Alliance: Survey finds broad public support for green tax reforms Jessica Rawnsley Major new poll reveals around 60 per cent of people support the principle of green taxes and want to see the government step up investment in support of climate action There is overwhelming public support for the greening of the tax system, including taxing carbon intensive industries and activities, a new survey has found. The poll, conducted by Britain Thinks on behalf of think tank Green Alliance, found that six in 10 people support the principle of green taxes and that environmentally-damaging behavio...

Supermarket ‘bags for life’ must cost more to cut plastic use, urge campaigners UK’s ‘bag for a week’ habit is no green alternative – rather, it has created more problems for the environment Tesco is the biggest seller of bags for life, with 528m purchased in 2019. Photograph: Justin Tallis/Getty Tesco is the biggest seller of bags for life, with 528m purchased in 2019. Photograph: Justin Tallis/Getty Sun 18 Apr 2021 04.45 EDT Green campaigners have urged higher prices for so-called bags for life after dramatic sales increases at some retailers since the ending o...