BSRIA is disappointed that protests about the loss of the large part of the Green Home Grant scheme have not been heeded, so reducing the impact this useful policy could have had on the pace of energy efficient renovation of UK homes.
Neither has the much-needed stimulus of a reduced VAT rate for energy efficient products and work made it into the budget. This raises a question about the government’s true commitment to tackle the enormous challenge that is the reduction of CO2 emissions in the nation’s existing housing stock and commercial buildings.
The budget lacks convincing encouragement for those who are “hands-on” in making the change towards net zero carbon target happen in homes and buildings. A real shift towards a low carbon market remains absent and time is fast running out.