UK again eyeing carbon tax as post-Brexit alternative to trading scheme

Published 15:06 on March 11, 2020  /  Last updated at 09:45 on December 14, 2020  /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

The UK will in the coming months launch a consultation on a new tax as a post-Brexit carbon pricing alternative to an ETS, the government announced as part of its annual budget on Wednesday, while keeping the country’s domestic carbon levy on power generation frozen for another year.
The UK will in the coming months launch a consultation on a new tax as a post-Brexit carbon pricing alternative to an ETS, the government announced as part of its annual budget on Wednesday, while keeping the country’s domestic carbon levy on power generation frozen for another year.


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