The Government’s Boiler Tax will ‘undermine British jobs’ Bradley has said after voting against the new levy on gas boilers.
The Boiler Tax is part of the Government’s Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM), a scheme aimed at making homes across the UK more energy efficient by reducing reliance on heating systems such as gas boilers.
The scheme will see a levy placed on boiler manufacturers which will directly affect the cost of gas boilers. Although the tax is initially aimed at boiler manufacturers, it’s expected that this additional cost will be passed on to customers, increasing the price of new gas boilers.
The Clean Heat Market Mechanism means boiler manufacturers will have to match, or substitute, a percentage of their boiler sales with heat pumps, or face a fine for each missed installation.
In a vote in Parliament today (January 15th), Bradley voted against the Boiler Tax. However, given the Government’s majority, the new tax is expected to come into force on April 1st 2025.
Bradley said:
“This Government is focused on ideology over living standards. This is a new tax to force consumers to switch to technology which they may not want, or which may not be suitable for the majority of older homes.
“Heat pumps cost well over £17,000 on average to install, and despite a £7,000 government grant, it would still mean hardworking families would have to find £10,000.
“The Boiler Tax will also undermine British jobs, including here in Worcestershire, the home of Worcester Bosch, by pushing heat pump technology that undermines gas boiler manufacturers.
“Far from taking hardworking families with them on the journey to Net Zero, this Government is instead punishing consumers.”
