Ineos, the Anglo-Swiss chemical company, is lobbying the UK government to exempt the chemical sector completely from the climate policy cost element included their electricity tariffs. Documents revealed under Freedom of information rules from the Chemistry Growth Partnership, a government-industry group, show that Ineos is pushing the government to use Brexit as a pretext for full exemption. 250m already awarded to such energy-intensive industries, but the documents show that Ineos is pushing for even more generous treatment. The government last week agreed to cut the energy bills of major users by £100m ($125m). This on top of previous concessions worth £250m. In an interview with the Guardian, Mr Hunt said he was “absolutely convinced” that leaving the EU would not have any impact on Britain’s
Ineos, the Anglo-Swiss chemical company, is lobbying the UK government to exempt the chemical sector completely from the climate policy cost element included their electricity tariffs. Documents revealed under Freedom of information rules from the Chemistry Growth Partnership, a government-industry group, show that Ineos is pushing the government to use Brexit as a pretext for full exemption. The government last week agreed to cut the energy bills of major users by £100m ($125m). This on top of previous concessions worth £250m. In an interview with the Guardian, Mr Hunt said he was “absolutely convinced” that leaving the EU would not have any impact on Britain’s