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Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning to increase the windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators to help limit household energy bills. The government is also consulting on long-term reforms to decouple electricity prices from gas market volatility, including moving older renewable projects to fixed-price contracts.
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