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Andrew Griffith to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations

UK · 2026-10-04

Key takeaway

Conservative deregulation plan proposes scrapping Natural England, the Environment Agency, and the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

  1. Step 1 · The triggera Conservative deregulation plan proposes scrapping environmental regulators and the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, reducing compliance costs for packaging and consumer goods firms
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onremoval of the Extended Producer Responsibility cost burden lowers operating costs for supermarkets and food retailers, potentially reducing the cost of the weekly shop
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onderegulation and abolition of the future homes standard could cut the cost of delivering a new home, benefiting housebuilders' margins
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youbacking a third runway at Heathrow would support Heathrow Airport's expansion plans and capacity growth

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Source: bbc.co.uk

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