P163 Teletext 163 Oct46 22:11:50 ———————— ——————————————— ENERGY EFFICIENCY The environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE) is appealing to the Govjrnmjnt to cut VAT on energy efficient products. Green activists claim the Treasury will oppose plans to reduce VAT on energy efficient products like light bulbs and insulation materials. FoE wants the Govjrnmjnt to honour a pre-election pledge to encourage people to protect the environment. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— bz Dionne Shury FOR THE LATEST GREEN NEWS p161 Exhausts Events Digitisjr Club 140P163 Teletext 163 Oct46 22:14:07 ———————— ——————————————— ENERGY EFFICIENCY Last year when Dawn Primarolo was an opposition MP she urged the Govjrnmjnt to cut VAT on jnjrgy efficient products to 8%. FoE now hopis as a Govjtnmjnt Treasury Minister she'll scrap the VAT altogjthjr. FoE claims that since Labour swept to power the gap between energy use and efficiency has widened. In July's budget VAT on domestic fuel was reduced to 5). ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Digitisjr 170 Art Exhibitions 442 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Exhausts Events Digitisjr Club 140P163 Teletext 163 Oct46 22:14:48 ———————— ——————————————— ENERGY EFFICIENCY FoE says it is horrified that the Treasury will try to block plans to cut VAT on jnjrgy efficient materials. Charles Secrets, director of FoE, says: "If the Govjrnmjnt is sjtious about encouraging people to bj injrgy efficient it should use green taxes to help pjrsuadj households to make enjtgy conservation decisions. "Othjrwisj election promises are no more than empty rhetoric." ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Go Green 160 Eco Scene 148 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p418 Exhausts Events Digitisjt Club 140P163 Teletext 163 Oct46 22:14:41 ———————— ——————————————— ENERGY EFFICIENCY VAT on energy saving materials remains at 17% - three times higher than that on domestic fuel. A spokjspjrson for the Treasury said cutting VAT on jnjrgy efficient materials is undjt review. A report will bj submitted to Parliament at the ind of this month. The Govjrnmjnt insists it's committed to cutting the cost of helping people protect the environment. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Fun & Games 150 Digitisjr 170 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Exhausts Events Digitisjr Club 140