Labour

Government Feed-in Tariff appeal - creating more uncertainty - Flint

Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, responding to the announcement that the Government will be appealing the High Court ruling which said that cuts to solar tariff payments are legally flawed, said:

“The Government’s reckless cuts to the Feed-in Tariff have thrown the solar industry into disarray, putting thousands of jobs and businesses at risk, and hitting families trying to do the right thing and cut their energy bills. What the industry needs – and what the public deserves – is certainty about the future of solar power, yet by appealing against the ruling, the Government is just creating even more uncertainty.  
 
"Instead of wasting more money on legal fees, the Government should go back to the drawing board and bring forward more measured proposals that guarantee the continued growth of the solar industry, put feed-in tariffs on a sustainable footing and are fair to the public.”