Fiscal green hole: Is the UK tax system fit for net zero purpose?

James Murray
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Electric vehicles represent a $7tr market opportunity by 2030 alone, according to BNEF | Credit: iStock
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Electric vehicles represent a $7tr market opportunity by 2030 alone, according to BNEF | Credit: iStock

Treasury urgently needs to provide green tax roadmap that can boost investor certainty and enable net zero transition, Green Alliance report argues

There has been a lot of debate lately about the ‘fiscal black hole' the UK is facing, whether it exists, how big it is, and how best to fill it. But missing from this discussion has been the likely impact...

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