Pressure mounts over battery storage VAT reversal as AceOn joins call
Energy storage firm AceOn has joined a call to reverse changes to VAT for the technology that came into effect in 2019.
Energy storage firm AceOn has joined a call to reverse changes to VAT for the technology that came into effect in 2019.
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