From November, a zero VAT rate put in place as an interim measure to combat scams is being replaced by a new system whereby the customer, rather than the supplier, has to account to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for VAT.

The move is designed to tackle "missing trader" fraud, which has been a known scam for years over mobile commodities such...

Wind farm operators could see their overheads increase by millions of pounds a year as a direct result of plans to upgrade and reinforce the grid to cope with a new fleet of nuclear reactors.

A number of renewable energy developers are angry at National Grid's decision to retain the current charging regime it operates for providing backup...

A number of companies operating data centers in the UK could end up moving abroad if the UK Government’s proposal to increase electricity charges for businesses by up to 43 percent by 2020 end up being approved.

Both data center operators and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which represents the private sector in Britain, have...

David Cameron and other British ministers will "get out there" lobbying Russia and other oil-rich countries to give UK energy companies new business, according to Charles Hendry, the energy minister.

In the past few weeks, the Government has called a meeting of ambassadors informing them that British politicians are actively looking to help UK...