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Pre-Budget Report 2005 Summary
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Protecting the environment

The Government believes that economic prosperity must be achieved while protecting the environment to ensure a better quality of life for current and future generations. It is committed to tackling global problems, such as climate change, and to improving the local environment in Britain's towns, cities and rural areas. The Government is also committed to promoting an efficient and environmentally sustainable transport system. The Pre-Budget Report announces:

  • measures to promote energy efficiency, including support for investment by small businesses and the public sector in energy saving products;

  • the continuation of the freeze on main road fuel duties, in response to the continued volatility in oil prices;

  • additional funding to promote the development of cleaner power generation; and

  • measures to promote the use of cleaner fuels and vehicles, including support for the development of biofuels.


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