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“Boiler Tax” Forcing Homeowners to Pay to Replace Gas Appliances to Be Scrapped

by Richard Eldred
5 February 2024 9:00 AM


The U.K. Government is considering scrapping a proposed “boiler tax”, which would require homeowners to pay for the replacement of old appliances. The Telegraph has the story.

Boiler makers who miss heat pump installation targets were to be fined from April as part of a Government push to add 600,000 pumps a year by 2028.

But manufacturers have already responded by raising their prices by up to £120 – passing the costs of the scheme to consumers.

No final decision has been made but Claire Coutinho held discussions with her officials in recent weeks about scrapping the boiler tax, the Times reported.

A Government source was quoted by the Times as saying ministers were “looking again at the policy” and accusing boiler manufacturers of imposing “indefensible price hikes”. …

Rishi Sunak had been facing a backbench mutiny from Conservative MPs over the policy, with as many as 50 members of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group having prepared to vote against the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) in the Commons.

Craig Mackinlay, the Chairman of the group, had called the levy “another blow to hardworking families”, while Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former Energy Secretary, warned it was an example of “green mania [that] will increase inflation and lower living standards”.

Worth reading in full.

Tags: Claire CoutinhoEnergy CostsGasHeat PumpsNet ZeroRishi Sunak

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
3 months ago

Godspeed, Jr.

Bust the joint.

Last edited 3 months ago by Marcus Aurelius knew
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ellie-em
ellie-em
3 months ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

It’s great news. Gives me some hope.

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kev
kev
3 months ago

Great news, hopefully he stays safe and delivers.

McConnell is a washed out, barely functioning RINO. The sooner he’s removed the better.

He was also the sole GOP Senator to vote against Tulsi Gabbard.

Last edited 3 months ago by kev
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Ardandearg
Ardandearg
3 months ago

Take note, Dame Heather, and open your eyes and ears.

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john1T
john1T
3 months ago
Reply to  Ardandearg

The comparison between the US and UK is going to get very uncomfortable for our government on so many different issues.

Last edited 3 months ago by john1T
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Michael Ford
Michael Ford
3 months ago

“Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had questioned his baseless health claims and vaccine scepticism.”

The Marxists at the BBC are choking on their green tea and rice. A joy to behold.

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JohnK
JohnK
3 months ago

Good luck to him, Obesity and ultra processed products look like easy targets, with pharmaceutical products at the other end of the scale. No doubt it will depend on the financial interests of the administration.

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Hoppy Uniatz
Hoppy Uniatz
3 months ago
Reply to  JohnK

Obesity looks like an easy target, I see what you did there

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Art Simtotic
Art Simtotic
3 months ago

May the force be with you.

Go for the jugular of Pfizer and Moderna.

Last edited 3 months ago by Art Simtotic
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RT
RT
3 months ago

Great news.

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hogsbreath
hogsbreath
3 months ago

“He will now be in charge of a $1.7 trillion agency” Soon to be an under $1 Trillion dollar agency.

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GlassHalfFull
GlassHalfFull
3 months ago

The comments on the BBC News facebook page from the brainwashed normies are hilarious.
Lets hope RFK Jr. brings down Big Pharma, corrupt politicians and the propagandists in the main stream media.

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MadWolf303
MadWolf303
3 months ago
Reply to  GlassHalfFull

I see the House of Savile, already has questions to answer, over some receipts from USAID.

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MadWolf303
MadWolf303
3 months ago

Radical Transparency is a central plank of the Trump admin. Big Pharma better prepare for a hurricane to come down on their cozy world……..not least their bank accounts…..

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godknowsimgood
godknowsimgood
3 months ago

Bringing RFK on board was a stroke of genius by Trump.

And whoever was the first to come with ‘MAHA’ to go along with ‘MAGA’, that was a stroke of genius too.

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Arturo
Arturo
3 months ago

It’s strange how he seems to have retreated from his previous anti-vaccine stance and criticism of C19/Fauci. Now the target is food. It looks like Big Pharma is too powerful.

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RTSC
RTSC
3 months ago

Halleluia. I hope he lifts the lid on the stinking cesspit of Big Pharma, State “Medical Regulators” and the puppeticians who created and pushed the dangerous, experimental gene therapies …. and exterminates the lot of them.

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marebobowl
marebobowl
3 months ago

The end of covid poisonous vaxx and injury causing kiddie vaxxes will be abolished soon. Thank god.

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Kornea112
Kornea112
3 months ago

All RFK needs to do is introduce real science and reduce the influence of profiteering and greed. The rest will take care of itself. Kennedy basically said as much during his approval hearings.

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Cirdan
Cirdan
3 months ago

sad that not one Dem voted for him, people who used to give him standing ovations. Being partisan now counts more than speaking the truth.

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Jim Chapman
Jim Chapman
3 months ago

This is fantastic news for us all. We need similar public debate and action in the UK. Parents of children with autism may find this new substack of interest. The aim is to link up with developments in the UK: https://open.substack.com/pub/theautismtribune?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1s85wn

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