英国能源秘书计划将“锅炉税”削减至500英镑, UK Energy Secretary plans to slash "boiler tax" to £500, reducing costs for new boilers.

英国能源秘书Ed Miliband计划将“锅炉税”从1,200英镑削减至500英镑, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband plans to cut a "boiler tax" from £1,200 to £500, reducing the cost of new boilers by £20 instead of £120. 政策转变旨在避免将“净零”成本转嫁给消费者，同时仍要求 6% 的锅炉销售额是热泵。 The policy shift aims to avoid passing "net zero" costs to consumers while still requiring 6% of boiler sales to be heat pumps. 这一举动是在对旨在推动联合王国采用更清洁能源的原政策产生反弹之后采取的。 This move comes after backlash against the original policy, which aimed to push the UK towards cleaner energy use.