To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department was consulted by HM Treasury before the Government announced its intention to exclude subsidised renewable energy generation by community energy organisations from eligibility for social investment tax relief.
This question was answered on 23rd November 2015 The Government is committed to helping social enterprises access finance as part of itsdrive to build a bigger, stronger society.This is why we developed the world’s first Social Investment Tax Relief. Cabinet Officecontinues to work closely with HM Treasury, the relevant social regulators and socialinvestment market champions like Big Society Capital to ensure that this tax reliefachieves its policy goals in a way that is fair and provides value for money to taxpayers.