Osborne's on his 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7 months. @powellds looks into the murky world of the Treasury.

Call it the George Osborne effect

foe.co.uk 10 Oct '12, 4pm

Osborne's on his 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7 months. @powellds looks into the murky world of the Treasury.

Call it the George Osborne effect At Conservative party conference on Monday, Chancellor George Osborne cheerfully unveiled his fifth (fifth!) tax break for fossil fuels in the space of just a few months. To be fair, this was in the main one of his less ghastly speeches for the environment of recent years. He said something nice about renewable energy and didn't appear to have gritted teeth or be kicking a kitten in the face whilst doing it. But lo and behold, yet more Government support for those poor struggling paupers of the oil and gas industry. They've not had a bad seven months: The first two tax breaks were in the March Budget . The suits jumped up and down in paroxysms of glee, which tells you everything you need to know Just three months later (what's the point of a Budget, anyway?), a new £500m field allowance for shallow-water gas field s In September, a £250-50...

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@MrJoeJenkins » 26 Oct '12, 8am
If you think renewables get all taxpayer help read this (via @EnergyDeskUK) [link] & also @powellds blog [link]
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RT @CamdenFoE @wwwfoecouk blog on the implications of George Osborne's (fifth!) tax break for fossil fuels [link] dick effect
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RT @TTWycombe: A blog on the implications of the UK Government's fifth tax break for fossil fuels [link]
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A blog on the implications of the UK Government's fifth tax break for fossil fuels [link]
@CamdenFoE » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
@wwwfoecouk blog on the implications of George Osborne's (fifth!) tax break for fossil fuels [link]
@powellds » 11 Oct '12, 11am
RT @Andy2Atkins: Great read: FoE campaigner Dave Powell @powellds on the #George Osborne effect: [link]
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RT @scccoalition: RT @wwwfoecouk: Policy Blog: Call it the Osborne effect - Dick Cheney would be proud of the Chancellor's gas crusade [link]
@Andy2Atkins » 11 Oct '12, 10am
Great read: FoE campaigner Dave Powell @powellds on the #George Osborne effect: [link]
@TheGreenerGroup » 11 Oct '12, 9am
RT @PVWolf: Disgusting.Renewables never had a budget to cope with demand.This is a big reason why [link]
@Liz_Hutchins » 11 Oct '12, 9am
RT @JamesKershawE2B: Great blog, as always, by @powellds on Osborne's tax breaks for #shale: [link]
@PVWolf » 11 Oct '12, 9am
Disgusting.Renewables never had a budget to cope with demand.This is a big reason why [link]
@wwwfoecouk » 11 Oct '12, 8am
Policy Blog: Call it the Osborne effect - Dick Cheney would be proud of the Chancellor's gas crusade [link]
@chilledasad100 » 11 Oct '12, 8am
RT @MikeChilds1: My colleague @powellds really doesn't like George Osborne sucking up to oil & gas giants (with our money), read [link]
@MikeChilds1 » 11 Oct '12, 8am
My colleague @powellds really doesn't like George Osborne sucking up to oil & gas giants (with our money), read [link]
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RT @campaigncc: Osborne's on his 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7 months. @powellds looks into the murky world of the Treasury. [link]
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Osborne's on his 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7 months. @powellds looks into the murky world of the Treasury. [link]
@powellds » 11 Oct '12, 7am
ICYM, my blog from last night. The Chancellor's tax bungs to fossil fuels: what's going on? [link]
@powellds » 10 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @CraigBennett3: Call it the George Osborne effect - brilliant blog by @powellds @wwwfoecouk [link]
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Call it the George Osborne effect - brilliant blog by @powellds @wwwfoecouk [link]
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RT @vickihird: Great blog by @powellds Osborne's 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7months. What's really going on here? [link] … #cpc12
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RT @powellds: By me: Osborne's fifth tax break for fossil fuels in seven months. What's really going on here? [link] #cpc12
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Great blog by @powellds Osborne's 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7months. What's really going on here? [link] … #cpc12
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By me: Osborne's fifth tax break for fossil fuels in seven months. What's really going on here? [link] #cpc12
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RT @wwwfoecouk: Policy Blog: Call it the Osborne effect - Dick Cheney would be proud of the Chancellor's gas crusade [link]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: Policy Blog: Call it the Osborne effect - Dick Cheney would be proud of the Chancellor's gas crusade [link]
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RT @campaigncc: Osborne's on his 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7 months. @powellds looks into the murky world of the Treasury. [link]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: Policy Blog: Call it the Osborne effect - Dick Cheney would be proud of the Chancellor's gas crusade [link]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: Policy Blog: Call it the Osborne effect - Dick Cheney would be proud of the Chancellor's gas crusade [link]
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RT @campaigncc: Osborne's on his 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7 months. @powellds looks into the murky world of the Treasury. [link]
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RT @vickihird: Great blog by @powellds Osborne's 5th tax break for fossil fuels in 7months. What's really going on here? [link] … #cpc12
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RT @powellds: By me: Osborne's fifth tax break for fossil fuels in seven months. What's really going on here? [link] #cpc12
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RT @powellds: By me: Osborne's fifth tax break for fossil fuels in seven months. What's really going on here? [link] #cpc12
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RT @powellds: By me: Osborne's fifth tax break for fossil fuels in seven months. What's really going on here? [link] #cpc12