UK Government support for greening Port Talbot steelworks significantly lower than other European states

UK Government support for Port Talbot steelworks is significantly less than other European states are investing in green steel production, new European Commission figures show.

The UK Government has provided £500 million in state aid to Port Talbot owners Tata Steel as part of a plan which will see production decarbonised but at the expense of around 2,800 jobs.

When the deal was announced last September, Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch called it a “historic package of support”.

But the State Aid Scoreboard published on Tuesday by the Commission shows Germany and France have both spent more on greening their steel industries.