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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 00:33:15 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>CWatters</author>
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			<![CDATA[VAT increasing from 5% to 20% from October..<br /><br /><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/renewable-energy-vat-increase-solar-panels-battery-storage/" target="_self" rel="nofollow">https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/renewable-energy-vat-increase-solar-panels-battery-storage/</a><br /><br />VAT on coal to stay at 5%.]]>
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		<title>VAT increase on PV and storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 02:05:49 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>djh</author>
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			<![CDATA[<blockquote ><cite >Posted By: CWatters</cite>VAT increasing from 5% to 20% from October..</blockquote><br />I'm sure it'll be alright ... we'll definitely be out of the EU before then, so we won't care about judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union any longer <img src="/newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/devil.gif" alt=":devil:" title=":devil:" /><br /><br />... and besides, I'm over 60 so <img src="/newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/devil.gif" alt=":devil:" title=":devil:" /> <img src="/newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/devil.gif" alt=":devil:" title=":devil:" /> <img src="/newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/devil.gif" alt=":devil:" title=":devil:" /><br /><br />I don't understand why the article concentrates on solar panels, since wind and water turbines are worst hit, and presumably insulation will also be hit?]]>
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		<title>VAT increase on PV and storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 15:31:53 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>CWatters</author>
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			<![CDATA[I'm not quite over 60. Perhaps I could get my mother to buy the PV :-)]]>
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		<title>VAT increase on PV and storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 18:11:22 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>SteveZ</author>
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			<![CDATA[What a coincidence - this weekend I was discussing the Tesla Powerwall 2 and the new Gateway, with a view to buying one. I was surprised to be told that a retrofit of the battery alone would attract 20% VAT, compared with 5% for retrofit panels plus battery and 0% for new-build. My thought was to contact my MP to see if he could get it reduced or removed as I think local networks could be the future and home batteries should be encouraged. This latest news about adding 20% to all solar arrays seems very odd. Any theories why the EU thinks it a good idea?]]>
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		<title>VAT increase on PV and storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 18:51:41 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[I disagree, storing energy is inherently inefficient, as a nation we canâ€™t afford to waste the amounts of energy that we are talking about here.<br /><br />Put it in the grid and save 100% of whatever otherwise would have been use to generate it.]]>
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