MPs seek answers from Treasury on Energy Bill

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MPs seek answers from Treasury on Energy Bill

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BBC News - 26/06/12

The House of Commons energy committee says the Treasury should explain its influence on energy policy.

Treasury ministers have given evidence in the past, but now they say it would be improper to comment on another department's legislation.

The MPs believe this is disingenuous because the Treasury's cap on the environmental levy on energy bills will effectively determine policy.

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Impenetrable but important.
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The treasury don't want to fess up that they'll kybosh anything that, erm, costs money.
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