§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the basis of the Government's estimate that the climate change levy at the proposed indicative levels will reduce carbon emissions by 1.5 million tonnes per annum. [79350]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 30 March 1999]: As indicated in table 5.1 of 1999 Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report, the estimate of the reduction in carbon emissions resulting from the climate change levy was based on calculations made using the Department of Trade and Industry energy model.