http://ukwin.org.uk/2010/07/15/excessive-subsidies-for-waste-wood-incineration/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ukwin.org.uk/2010/07/15/excessive-subsidies-for-waste-wood-incineration/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Shlomo Dowen Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:51:49 +0000 http://ukwin.org.uk/?p=1768#comment-1314 Difficult to give an exact figure Graham. A large amount of money is set aside to support Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs), and landfill of incinerator bottom ash is subsidised by virtue of a £2.50 per tonne charge instead of the usual landfill tax of £48 per tonne (about $100), rising to £80 per tonne in a few years. Difficult to give an exact figure Graham. A large amount of money is set aside to support Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs), and landfill of incinerator bottom ash is subsidised by virtue of a £2.50 per tonne charge instead of the usual landfill tax of £48 per tonne (about $100), rising to £80 per tonne in a few years.

]]> http://ukwin.org.uk/2010/07/15/excessive-subsidies-for-waste-wood-incineration/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Graham Cliff Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:19:39 +0000 http://ukwin.org.uk/?p=1768#comment-1313 In New England US subsidies are reported to be $80 million for a Federal stimulus and about $25 million in annual public subsidies. What are the figures in the UK? In New England US subsidies are reported to be $80 million for a Federal stimulus and about $25 million in annual public subsidies. What are the figures in the UK?

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