More than a third of companies believe that the chancellor should increase taxes to tackle greenhouse gases.
A survey of more than 1,000 businesses by EY released days before Rishi Sunak delivers his third Budget found that 39% of respondents thought taxes should go up to raise the cost of emissions.
Last week the government set out its blueprint for reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Analysis released by the Treasury showed that Britain faces a £37bn-a-year black hole as revenue from fuel duty disappears.
The Budget on Wednesday will be followed by the COP26 conference, which starts on Sunday.
Meanwhile, an open letter penned by a group of 30 UK millionaires has told the chancellor to tax them more. As well as the millionaires who didn’t sign the letter, one assumes.
