Sixteen local authorities are running pilot schemes offering council tax rebates for more energy efficient homes but there are no plans for a national scheme, says the government, despite calls from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee for such a scheme to be given consideration.
David Nieberg, a spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government, says there are “absolutely no government plans” to create a national scheme to encourage homeowners to make their properties more energy efficient. He also stresses no local authority has been given the power to increase council tax rates on those properties that are less environmentally friendly. A recent report published by the Environmental Audit Committee on sustainable housing, suggests one of the major obstacles to financial incentives being offered to homeowners for going green is Treasury oppositi...
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