Potential Levies On Imported Carbon Labelled ‘Betrayal of Taxpayers’ By Think Tank

Experts are divided over a move to align closer to EU laws, as the steel industry is set to suffer job losses as a result of plans to de-carbonise the sector.
Potential Levies On Imported Carbon Labelled ‘Betrayal of Taxpayers’ By Think Tank
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt departs 11 Downing Street in London on Sept. 13, 2023. Aaron Chown/PA
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The government is looking at the possibility of introducing levies on imported carbon-intensive goods from countries with weaker climate regulations, as a think tank labels the move a “betrayal of taxpayers.”

The move is intended to address ‘carbon leakage’ concerns and protect vulnerable home industries like British steel.

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