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Businesses trying to tackle climate change and installing greener energy technology face higher taxes, Conservatives warned today. The Valuation Office Agency, an arm of Inland Revenue, is preparing to tax solar panels, wind turbines and micro-generation technology with higher business rates and council...

You may be wondering why, on a blog dedicated to Regional Assemblies, the top article is headlined "Housing". Well from the Queens speech - A Housing Bill will also create a new Homes and Communities Agency "that will deliver more social and affordable housing, and promote regeneration"...