Germany restarts coal power stations as Johnson rival attacks 'incoherent' energy taxes
Louis Ashworth, Louise Moon 3 days ago
Germany is to reopen mothballed coal power plants to combat high gas prices, piling pressure on Boris Johnson to cut taxes on household energy bills.
The German government will pass emergency laws to reactivate the coal plants as Europe takes steps to deal with reduced energy supplies from Russia.
The announcement on Sunday came as part of a series of measures, including new incentives for companies to burn less natural gas.
It prompted the Tory MP Tom Tugendhat, a potential leadership rival to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to call for a reduction in energy taxes.
Mr Tugendhat, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said: “And we’re still charging people extra tax on heating bills…
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