Net zero levy of £170 a year on energy bills from July 1st

dealyboy

This regressive charge on all our bills reappears after the falling away of the Energy Price Guarantee. The cost of the levy had been moved to general taxation for two years, last autumn, but this has been reversed.

Do you agree with this? Several Conservative MPs of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group are unhappy, as is The Daily Telegraph who have referred to it as 'the net-zero poll tax' in its editorial today.

I for one do not want to be subsidizing the development of renewables, rather than investing in fracking, oil exploration and new coal mining enterprises. As someone whose income is below the personal tax allowance I also do not want to be subsidizing social tariffs. The green levy should remain being paid from general taxation.

CSI_Yorkshire

So you want it to be paid, just not by you.

How magnanimous.

dealyboy

CSI_Yorkshire said:

So you want it to be paid, just not by you.

How magnanimous.

It is regressive as its cost falls disproportionately on the less well off, but it is the government that has decided on the policy.

QrizB

dealyboy said:

Do you agree with this?

Yes.

Any other questions?

MattMattMattUK

Yes I agree with it, yes it is needed, though it probably needs to be higher.

NorfolkCanary

dealyboy said:

This regressive charge on all our bills reappears after the falling away of the Energy Price Guarantee. The cost of the levy had been moved to general taxation for two years, last autumn, but this has been reversed.

Do you agree with this? Several Conservative MPs of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group are unhappy, as is The Daily Telegraph who have referred to it as 'the net-zero poll tax' in its editorial today.

I for one do not want to be subsidizing the development of renewables, rather than investing in fracking, oil exploration and new coal mining enterprises. As someone whose income is below the personal tax allowance I also do not want to be subsidizing social tariffs. The green levy should remain being paid from general taxation.

The day that a Tory MP + Torygraph disagree with each other, will be when hell freezes over, of course they'll be unhappy, it means their mates may lose some money for general good. Any mentions in the other 'daily' rags you'd care to mention?

'the net-zero poll tax'...great soundbite gotta keep those readers happy, sorry, voters stay blue! Can't be having a positive environmental policy championed!

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/mar/19/david-cameron-green-crap-energy-prices  Whoops!

I assume you'll be happy with fracking & mining in your local village? I also assume given the mjaority of carbon based exploration is paid for by private companies not the govt., there should be no issue with funding.

GingerTim

I'm sure the 'Net Zero Scrutiny Group' of Tory MPs will bring the same level of rigour, objectivity, and expertise to their work as the European 'Research' Group.

Jonboy_1984

Just in time that they can pledge to do something with it in their next manifesto.

fatbelly

Just another tax. Govt spent 700 billion on covid so we look forward to paying for
that for years to come

chris_n

fatbelly said:

Just another tax. Govt spent 700 billion on covid so we look forward to paying for
that for years to come

So should the government just be honest and say Covid cost all of us 700 billion. We need to get that money back to pay off the debt so we are increasing all taxes by 5% until we have done that. 

dealyboy

@MatMattMattUK said:

Yes I agree with it, yes it is needed, though it probably needs to be higher.

So would you have preferred the 'planned' hydrogen levy of £118* to have gone ahead in 2025?

* theguardian.com Saturday 24th June - Grant Shapps energy security secretary does not support a “levy directly on households” but should be paid for “further up the chain”.