Overview
- Ed Miliband called reports of a proposed boiler charge “complete nonsense” and said the warm homes plan will not include new levies.
- The Times had reported in December that ministers were considering a £30 levy on gas bills to lower electricity costs by removing a green levy elsewhere.
- He told the Commons the forthcoming strategy will provide £15 billion of public investment aimed at helping people reduce their energy bills.
- Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho pressed for a guarantee of no new taxes on home heating for the rest of the Parliament and criticised the government’s broader energy approach.
- The End Fuel Poverty Coalition welcomed the rejection of a levy and urged measures such as electricity pricing reform, GB Energy infrastructure investment, and using windfall tax receipts to tackle household energy debt.