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Britain to freeze carbon tax at 18 pounds/tonne for 2021-22

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's carbon tax will continue to be frozen at 18 pounds per tonne until April 2022, government budget documents showed on Wednesday.

Britain introduced the tax in April 2013 as a part of its efforts to reduce emissions and meet its climate targets, by making polluting fossil fuel power production more expensive.

(Reporting By Susanna Twidale; Editing by Toby Chopra)