Green Issues Under Pressure With Money Scarce
Slowly but surely we are seeing a reduction in the number of green activities in the UK with many pointing at the fact that money is tight and people cannot afford to shop with the environment in mind. When the economy was riding high and money was plentiful for the UK population there seemed to be a turning point in the government’s battle to turn us all ‘green’ but now that star seems to be fading.
At this moment in time the more environmentally friendly goods which we are encouraged to buy are often a lot more expensive than there traditional counterparts. The addition of an array of green taxes has not helped the public’s view of this new fad at a time when many are literally struggling to meet their monthly needs.
If you take a look at the airline industry for example there has been a massive pileup of so called green taxes over the last few years, all admitted when the economy was flying high and another few pounds did not really make a difference. However, now fuel prices are rising and budgets are down, more and more people are rebelling against the government’s green push. Until the economy picks up it seems that green issues may well need to go on the back burner.
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