Big boiler manufacturers cannot guarantee ‘boiler tax’ refund for ‘ripped off’ customers – By Victoria Seabrook (Sky News) / April 13, 2024
Big boiler-makers say they are refunding distributors, whose responsibility it is to pass on the money to consumers. Others say they should have come up with a plan to get the money back to “ripped off” consumers when they called for the “boiler tax” to be delayed.
Three of the “big four” boiler manufacturers for the UK cannot guarantee customers will be refunded the so-called “boiler tax” that companies added to new boilers earlier this year.
In January boiler-makers hiked costs by up to an extra £120 per boiler to cover anticipated penalties for a green scheme – which has now been delayed.
Ministers had told them to ensure 4% of their sales were heat pumps rather than gas boilers, or they would face a £3,000 fine per missed installation.
As heat pumps run on electricity rather than gas, the move was designed to boost energy security, and lower air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
