Comments on: Economy http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/08/04/5977 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:47:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: UK Voter http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/08/04/5977/comment-page-1#comment-8708 UK Voter Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:20:57 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/08/04/5977#comment-8708 Handing vouchers over to those that need assistance to pay their fuel bills is a very short-term fix, for what is likely to be a long term problem. Surely it would be better to target this money into reducing bills through solar panels, draft-proofing, low energy bulbs and so on? Otherwise we shall simply be paying the same money out years after year. They also need to look at the carbon credit schemes that were put in place for the energy companies, who are now benefitting enormously. Don't apply a windfall tax, just reduce or remove the carbon credits. Handing vouchers over to those that need assistance to pay their fuel bills is a very short-term fix, for what is likely to be a long term problem. Surely it would be better to target this money into reducing bills through solar panels, draft-proofing, low energy bulbs and so on? Otherwise we shall simply be paying the same money out years after year. They also need to look at the carbon credit schemes that were put in place for the energy companies, who are now benefitting enormously. Don’t apply a windfall tax, just reduce or remove the carbon credits.

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]]> By: Mrs Joan Wharton http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/08/04/5977/comment-page-1#comment-8625 Mrs Joan Wharton Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:39:29 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/08/04/5977#comment-8625 With the government thinking about building nuclear power stations, or investing/partnering with others, why don't we invest in solar panels for every home,with the quantity of homes in UK would drive the initial cost the panels down/with means testing for the private home-owners there would be no impact cost to the environment, no terrorist target, and would certainly be cheaper for the consumer, there could also be possibility of improvement grants available from the EEC(?) Excess electricity could be sold back to electricity companies making power cheaper for businesses. Elderly/lower paid people would not have to cut back in the winter months or worry about costs, and the government would be able to stop the winter payments. With the government thinking about building nuclear power stations, or investing/partnering with others, why don’t we invest in solar panels for every home,with the quantity of homes in UK would drive the initial cost the panels down/with means testing for the private home-owners there would be no impact cost to the environment, no terrorist target, and would certainly be cheaper for the consumer, there could also be possibility of improvement grants available from the EEC(?) Excess electricity could be sold back to electricity companies making power cheaper for businesses. Elderly/lower paid people would not have to cut back in the winter months or worry about costs, and the government would be able to stop the winter payments.

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