UK braces for higher green taxes

Jul. 4 – The British public faces a sharp rise in its tax bill to fund the country’s move to a low carbon economy.

That’s been the recent warning from political and business leaders.

But many consumers may well question the timing amid growing recessionary pressures.

To find out more Reuters reporter Darcy Lambton quizzed Londoners on their


UK braces for higher green taxes

questions

  1. What sort of times are ‘these’?
  2. What is happening to the ‘once booming property market’?
  3. How long is it since household budgets ‘felt this strained’?
  4. What is Ernst and Young warning of?
  5. What is causing ‘this’?
  6. How much will the energy bill increase by?
  7. How much will this be per household?
  8. How do most people live (according to the man interviewed)?
  9. What do we do ‘all our lives’?
  10. What can no longer ‘be deferred’?

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