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MILLIONS of householders who thought they had been given free eco-friendly lightbulbs have ended up paying £45 for them through a stealth green tax.
Energy suppliers handed out 182 million bulbs as part of a Government carbon reduction scheme to reduce emissions from homes.
But millions of packs of bulbs which landed on doormats added £45 a year to the average home’s energy bill because suppliers passed their cost back to customers, says consumer group Which?
Jenny Driscoll, spokeswoman for Which?, said: “Sending out truckloads of energy-saving light bulbs that might never be used is a box-ticking approach to the very real need to cut carbon emissions. Marketing these as ‘free’ just adds insult to injury. On average, £45 a year is added to household energy bills for carbon cutting measures.”
The Government’s carbon emissions reduction target, known as CERT, orders the six big energy suppliers to help households use less gas and electricity by giving away free insulation, draught proofing and energy-saving lightbulbs.
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Source: express.co.uk