Government faces ￡140m claims over feed-in tariff cut

摘要

The government is facing claims totalling ￡140m for losses following its illegal cuts to the solar feed-in tariff, after the number of firms claiming compensation doubled. Among the 17 claimants are contractor Breyer Group, which is claiming that the cut cost it ￡6.3m in lost business. The number of firms taking legal action against the government has ballooned since July 2012 when three firms lodged a claim for ￡2.2m for lost business as a result of the cuts.