Budget 2009: Efficiency savings to help support tech investments
Cost efficiencies and a renewed green technology agenda find themselves hand-in-hand at this year’s budget. Jon Wilcox takes a look at Alistair Darling’s proposals.
Standing at the dispatch box, Alistair Darling said he believed the UK could replicate the success of North Sea oil in the coming years by switching its focus to renewable energy and low carbon sectors.
The vision to mould Britain into a world leader in green technology and low carbon industries has long been discussed by the Labour government.
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have i missed this
AD seems to be trying to get a low carbon economy, but i cant see any grants anywhere for solar panels etc etc.
Wouldnt it make more sense to aim the savings at the general public so there are longer term personal benefits?