United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101700
Energy: Taxation
Introduced
18 December 2025
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8 January 2026 · Answer
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Energy, Taxation
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8 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Budget 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed scrapping of the Energy Company Obligation scheme on the level of energy sector tax revenue.
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18 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Budget 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed scrapping of the Energy Company Obligation scheme on the level of energy sector tax revenue.
Source: Commons
8 January 2026
Answer
The Energy Company Obligation is a regulated obligation on suppliers and is not a tax measure. However, as VAT is placed on the total cost of energy, lowering energy bills through ending this scheme will reduce the tax base for VAT on domestic energy. Thi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-18/101700
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1866235
- uk · wq-1866235 · source updated 8 January 2026