Tory Leader in Scrap Carbon Tax Call as Energy Costs Dominate Teesside Visit

Tory leader in scrap carbon tax call as energy costs dominate Teesside visit

Kemi Badenoch was hosted by Huntsman whose CEO recently warned of a 'hostile business environment' for the long-established chemical company

Kemi Badenoch pledges to ditch carbon levies 'killing British industry'

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to ditch carbon levies that are “killing British industry”. The Carbon Tax regime is aimed at reducing industrial emissions. But with some companies paying more on the levies than on salaries, industry leaders warn it is simply driving business abroad. The Conservative leader argues it is “madness” to reach Net Zero targets by weakening the UK's industrial base and says axing the tax will help “reverse decades of deindu…

Kemi Badenoch pledges to fully axe carbon tax if Tories regain power

The Tory leader said she would get rid of the emissions trading scheme which was brought in by a Conservative government in 2021.

Tories pledge to axe carbon taxes in bid to save British industry

Kemi Badenoch says her party is doing what the Prime Minister 'lacks the backbone to do'

Conservatives Pledge To Axe Carbon Taxes As UK Industry Faces Soaring Energy Costs

Tories pledge to scrap carbon taxes as industry faces soaring costs, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe backing plans to cut energy bills and boost competitiveness.

Tories Move to Scrap Carbon Taxes for Industry

THE CONSERVATIVE Party has said it would remove carbon taxes on British industry if it returns to power, saying the move would protect jobs in energy-intensive sectors.Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the current system is contributing to deindustrialisation and should be removed “in its entirety”. The proposal includes scrapping the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which limits carbon emissions from heavy industry, power and aviation, the BBC …