Environmental Laboratory
Chancellor 'needs to consider environmental analysis in Budget'
Mar 22 2011
Andrew Leech, director at the National Home Improvement Council, stated that when chancellor George Osborne announces the Budget tomorrow (March 23rd 2011), it should have provisions for encouraging energy-saving measures in households.
He stated that in order to boost the number of people who have energy-efficient properties, more money needs to be made available in order to create the jobs to do this.
"If [Mr Osborne] sticks some rather nasty things on [the Budget], then maybe [people] won't be able to afford to upgrade their homes," Mr Leech noted.
He went on to say improving energy-efficiency is the most important enhancement property owners can make these days.
Indeed, more households are considering making energy-saving changes to their houses as Trades Supermarket reported last week that property upgrades are going to increase over the next few months as more people are remaining in their homes for longer.
Posted by Lauren Steadman
Digital Edition
AET 28.2 April/May 2024
May 2024
Business News - Teledyne Marine expands with the acquisition of Valeport - Signal partners with gas analysis experts in Korea Air Monitoring - Continuous Fine Particulate Emission Monitor...
View all digital editions
Events
Jul 10 2024 Birmingham, UK
Jul 21 2024 Cape Town, South Africa
Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
Jul 24 2024 Sydney, Australia
Jul 30 2024 Jakarta, Indonesia
China Energy Summit & Exhibition
Jul 31 2024 Beijing, China