Boiler Scrappage Scheme Expected to Feature in PBR Tomorrow
08 December 2009
Alistair Darling is likely to include a scrappage scheme for boilers in his Pre-Budget Report tomorrow, the 9th of December.
The scrappage scheme, which is pushed under the name “Reheat Britain”, aims to both stimulate an industry hit hard by the recession, and also help to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s housing stock – which is still the primary contributor to Co2 emissions in this country.
It is expected that the scheme will take the form of a £300 discount for homeowners who are replacing old, inefficient models, for new greener ones.
An Early Day Motion (EDM), which has been signed by 53 MPS (29 Labour, 2 Tory), reads:
"That this House welcomes the Reheat Britain campaign for a boiler scrappage scheme that would support existing jobs for plumbers, builders and suppliers suffering during the recession as well as creating new green jobs and training places; notes that a household could save more than £200 a year in gas bills with a new boiler and that by replacing just some of the 4.5 million inefficient boilers, thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions could be saved every year as well as supporting British manufacturers; and calls on the government to support this scheme".