Ministers planning 'hidden subsidies' for nuclear power
(The Guardian, 2012-04-20). Green campaigners are threatening to bring a legal
challenge when the plans are made public later in the year. ... But the
plans are likely to come under severe attack in the European
parliament. The Guardian understands that the Greens in Europe are
preparing to take legal action against the government, arguing that the
plans amount to state aid for nuclear. Claude Turmes, a leading
Green in the European parliament, told the Guardian: "We think these
plans for feed-in tariffs for nuclear are state aid for nuclear power,
which would not be allowed. We are looking at this very closely and we
are going to fight this." The Decc official said: "We don't think it
should be seen as state aid and are in discussion with the commission on
that."
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