Question follow-through · 2192

Carbon Emissions: Subsidies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total annual value of (a) direct and (b) indirect taxpayer-funded subsidies supporting net zero policies and programmes, broken down by scheme.

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Treasury
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
21 May 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total annual value of (a) direct and (b) indirect taxpayer-funded subsidies supporting net zero policies and programmes, broken down by scheme.

  2. 21 May 2026

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  3. 21 May 2026

    Answer published

    Tax reliefs for net zero policies and programmes can be found in the ‘estimated cost of tax reliefs’ document here: Tax reliefs - GOV.UK. To support net zero, government has allocated £65bn in capital spending to clean energy, climate and nature including...

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