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MSE News: First £12 green levy rebate to come on your next electricity bill

Former_MSE_Helen
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Electricity customers will get a £12 rebate off their next energy bill as a result of Government moves to lower costs
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First £12 green levy rebate to come on your next electricity bill'

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Along with the rebate comes a price rise no doubt!Jan Wins: .0
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£12 a year?
£1 a month!
Not even a first class stamp per day.
Thanks Gov. Sometimes it would just be better if they stopped meddling.0 -
Makeandsave wrote: »Along with the rebate comes a price rise no doubt!0
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Saw a £12 credit on my account a couple of days ago, and wondered what it was. Now I know!0
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£12 a year?
£1 a month!
Not even a first class stamp per day.
Thanks Gov. Sometimes it would just be better if they stopped meddling.
Some people will complain about anything - better that it's in your pocket than theirs. In reality we should not be paying the levy in the first place, and it would be far better if the government stopped using "environmental" issues as an excuse for taxes.0 -
What about customers who have just swapped their gas and electricity, is it paid via their old or new supplier?over 73 but not over the hill.0
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Some people will complain about anything - better that it's in your pocket than theirs. In reality we should not be paying the levy in the first place, and it would be far better if the government stopped using "environmental" issues as an excuse for taxes.
Agree that the scheme is arcane, but the UK's building stock is going to have to be fixed (made more energy efficient) somehow.
You can either pay for it yourself, or Government will tax you to offer incentives to do it yourself. I prefer the former but that's not a possibility for everyone, hence ECO and the like.0 -
Some people will complain about anything - better that it's in your pocket than theirs. In reality we should not be paying the levy in the first place, and it would be far better if the government stopped using "environmental" issues as an excuse for taxes.
It should never have been refunded. The money should be used to help finance the next generation of nuclear plants, rather than outsourcing to China or for continuing to invest in renewables.
The only reason we are being given back pennies a day is to win votes. Isn't it obvious?!0 -
Smiley_Dan wrote: »Agree that the scheme is arcane, but the UK's building stock is going to have to be fixed (made more energy efficient) somehow.
You can either pay for it yourself, or Government will tax you to offer incentives to do it yourself. I prefer the former but that's not a possibility for everyone, hence ECO and the like.
Quite, and this is the problem with almost all benefits - robbing Peter to pay Peter (sic), whilst massively devaluing what you've robbed by putting it through a dozen layers of administration before it gets back where it started. Not to mention the costs of reporting by energy companies and enforcement/monitoring by Ofgem, which end up being paid by the same customers.
How this kind of scheme ever gets introduced is beyond me.0
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