Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on Tackling Fuel Poverty (Quick Credit Voucher Scheme) - Feb 20
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 07:42
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con):...Changes to fuel
legislation have been proposed. A further positive step that the
SNP Government could take to alleviate fuel poverty has been
highlighted by the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. Many
rural homes far from the gas network are reliant on using
kerosene-powered central heating. However, changes to environmental
legislation in Scotland have meant that small to medium-sized fuel
suppliers have been hit with additional costs in...Request free trial
(Aberdeenshire West)
(Con):...Changes to fuel legislation have been proposed. A
further positive step that the SNP Government could take to
alleviate fuel poverty has been highlighted by the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. Many rural
homes far from the gas network are reliant on using
kerosene-powered central heating. However, changes to environmental
legislation in Scotland have meant that small to medium-sized fuel
suppliers have been hit with additional costs in licensing storage
tanks. The federation has pointed out that, at a time when the
Government is encouraging distributors to support customers who
face fuel poverty, any additional costs will put further pressure
on distributors, who will have no option but to pass on the costs
to end users...
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