Reform UK sets out plan to tax renewable energy

Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network, said:

Reform UK's plans "would cause household bills to skyrocket and pull the rug on energy firms".

"We should be unleashing homegrown energy that can make us more energy secure and self-reliant, not blocking new supply and decimating investor confidence," he said.

He added the problem was "not net zero, it is our reliance on expensive gas imports and excessive government intervention in energy markets".

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