Written Question·Treasury·UIN 127797

Carbon Emissions: Taxation

Tabled: 16 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 April 2026 on Carbon Price Support, HCWS1519, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to tax revenues of abolishing Carbon Price Support in each financial year

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
As the grid continues to decarbonise, the Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax base will become smaller and CPS revenue is forecast to significantly decline.Final costings will be confirmed at a fiscal event in the usual way. The Chancellor will set out details...

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