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Homeowners who refuse to make their properties energy efficient will face
financial penalties under drastic government plans to transform Britain
into the world's first 'green' economy.

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and existing properties subject to a 'home energy audit' to assess how
green they are.

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Critics said the plans raised the prospect of 'eco-snoopers' inspecting
homes.

Blair Gibbs, of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: "It's bad enough that
politicians want to take so much of our money away in tax. For them also
to intrude into our homes in order to have the ability to penalise us
even further is simply unacceptable."

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Vehicles will be made more fuel efficient, effectively forcing current
gas-guzzling models off the road.

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