The electricity industry has attacked the government over a proposed 16-fold tax increase that it says will hobble companies already struggling to cope with stringent emissions standards and a fall in power prices. The Treasury has tabled a proposal to increase the penalties the industry pays to put ash from burning coal into landfill, from £2.50 a tonne to £40. The government says the rise is necessary for Britain to comply with a European Union...
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