Green Gas Support Scheme: budget management
Details of the budget management mechanisms of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS).
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The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) has several mechanisms to manage the budget and ensure value for money, while maintaining investor confidence to encourage deployment. These were set out in the government response to our consultation.
This document provides more detail for applicants and investors on:
- the budget cap setting methodology
- the degression process
- the Annual Tariff Review
- Green Gas Levy: rates and exemptions
See also details of the Green Gas Levy (GGL), which will fund the GGSS.
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Budget caps (Table 4) and inflation forecasts (Table 3) have been extended to cover scheme financial years 2026/2027 and 2027/2028, following a regulatory amendment (Statutory Instrument 2022 No.592) which took effect on 1 July 2020.
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We have improved the explanation of GGSS budget management mechanisms, and added links to the new Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS): expenditure forecast statements and tariff change notices page (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-gas-support-scheme-ggss-expenditure-forecast-statements-and-tariff-change-notices).
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Inflation estimate for financial year 2025 / 2026 added to table 3.
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Updated alongside launch of GGSS.
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First published.