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Solar car parks now mandatory but ‘only 10-15%’ are complying
Large supermarket and shopping centre car parks over 10,000m² risk annual fines of €40,000
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French farmers turn to exotic crops amid climate change
Bananas, peanuts and elephant grass make gains in France
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Toulouse mairie fined over shops leaving lights on at night
City becomes the first local authority in France to be fined for failing to enforce night-time lighting rules
Green efficiency tax credit move delayed
Plans to change the CITE tax credit for energy efficiency renovations into a grant have been delayed by a year, so residents must still apply for a credit.
Ministers also said that while the CITE to swap single-glazed windows and doors for double glazing was ending the reduced 5.5% VAT rate continued for replacements and also for work such as plastering and painting.
