Clearview North December 2013 - Issue 145 | Page 71

BUSINESSNEWS

LETTER TO PM OVER ECO THREAT
Following the Prime Minister’s recent
statement in Parliament last month that,
“We need to roll back some of the green
regulations and charges that are putting up
bills”, the GGF has written to the Prime
Minister’s Office.
The letter highlights that energy efficiency
is the “only sure way” to protect households
against rising bills in the long-term, and
that rolling back ECO (Energy Company
Obligation), which is designed to improve
the energy efficiency of vulnerable and
low income households and ‘hard to treat’
properties, would instead increase energy bills
for these consumers and could have “severe

consequences” for jobs and growth in the
Glass and Glazing Industry.
In the letter, Nigel Rees, GGF Chief
Executive urged Mr. Cameron to consider
using additional incentives such as Stamp
Duty rebates and Council Tax reductions to
encourage uptake of the Green Deal, wh