The UK government is considering moving environmental taxes in residential electricity bills to residential gas bills to encourage electrification, the Financial Times reported Sept. 30. Environmental and social obligation taxes make up around a quarter of the average residential electricity bill, according to energy regulator Ofgem. The average UK electricity bill in 2020 was around GBP700 ($943)/year, while customers on dual fuel bills paid an average of GBP585/year for the power component. “We want to encourage people to take up technologies such as heat pumps and electric vehicles,” the Department for Energy and Industrial Strategy told S&P Global Platts Sept. 30.
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机译：英国政府正在考虑将环境税在住宅税前向住宿燃料票据移动，以鼓励电气化，金融时报9月30日报道。根据能源调节器OFGEM的情况，环境和社会义务纳税占平均住宅电费占平均居住电费。 。 2020年的英国电力票据总线围绕GBP700（943美元）/年，而双重燃料票据的客户平均支付了电力成分的GBP585 /年。 “我们希望鼓励人们吸取热泵和电动汽车等技术，”能源和工业战略部告诉S＆P Global Platts 9月30日。
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