The government is failing properly to incentivise the Green Deal, according to a survey of the most senior figures in the construction industry. A questionnaire of chief executives and other senior company bosses carried out as part of Building's forthcoming CEO White Paper found that two-thirds of the 55 individuals surveyed claimed the government is not doing enough to promote the Green Deal to homeowners. The Green Deal, which is due to come into force next year and could create 250,000 construction jobs, is designed to get private finance to pay for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes, with the money paid back via future energy bills. Many of those directly interviewed as part of the CEO White Paper said that further detail on the Green Deal and other green programmes needed to be set out more quickly.
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