@SiOldridge
@clim8resistance
By this logic, the government is subsidising vhildrens' clothing and feed for horses by not charging VAT on them
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There are no "subsidies for fossil fuels" in the UK.
The data on which these claims rely is false. It counts, for example, lower rates of VAT on domestic energy *consumption* -- not production -- as a 'subsidy'.
The effect of abolishing those "subsidies", would be to make…
UK subsidies for
#FossilFuels
in 2022 were £13.4 billion. To an industry making obscene profits whilst some can’t afford enough heat and children go hungry.
And despite overwhelming evidence that renewables can provide for all our energy needs.
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@clim8resistance
Saying they're not subsidies doesn't change reality. The only people who refuse to accept these are subsidies are the major polluters, and the lobby groups and politicians they sponsor.
It's a pretty simple concept that waiving tax which otherwise would be due is a subsidy.…
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