TEQ's "too difficult to implement"

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 14 Aug 2006, 11:02

An excellent idea - basically the income tax model applied to energy prices.

Everything else is going this way - car tax, road tax etc. So why not energy prices?

Maybe you should consider writing to one of the major political parties with the idea? It would have to be one not shy of meddling in the free market, though . . .

GD · Post by GD » 15 Aug 2006, 11:57

SherryMayo wrote:I was interested in Tess's more rational objection (here on Powerswitch) that the poor might be tempted to sell them straight away. I think there may be ways around this - what if you could only sell them a year in arrears (this does create problems for starting the scheme which would have to be resolved somehow - perhaps via a year or two of rebate and tax)?

I was thinking that you don't get the option to sell in advance. The utility company takes out your credits according to your itemised bill, if there's anything left at the end of the period, then you can sell it.