I have taken this from the AJL thread.Osborne bolsters his case...

I have taken this from the AJL thread.

Osborne bolsters his case for 'dash for gas'
Last updated Wed 26 Jun 2013
Politics Economy George Osborne Spending review


The Chancellor has said that his policies will "support over £100 billion of private sector investment in our energy" while reducing the energy departmental budget by eight percent.

On controversial shale gas, he said: "Now we make the tax and planning changes which will put Britain at the forefront of exploiting shale gas.

"We will provide our country with the energy of the future at a price we can afford."


"I want Britain to tap into new sources of low-cost energy like shale gas," said the chancellor. "Shale gas is part of the future. And we will make it happen."

- George Osborne.