Plan for multibillion-pound Sizewell nuclear plant a 'terrible deal' for UK taxpayers, MPs say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Tom Greatrex, the chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said Sizewell C would provide "clean, reliable and constantly available power" that could save households billions from paying the cost of balancing the grid or building extra network connections.
46% : Under the terms of the multibillion-pound deal, which will be paid for through taxes and energy bills, the UK government holds a 44.9% stake while French state nuclear developer EDF has a 12.5% stake.
36% : The public accounts committee has said the risk to billpayers is 'extraordinary' The government's plan to fund a multibillion-pound nuclear plant at the Sizewell site in Suffolk represents a "terrible deal" for the UK taxpayer over the rest of the century, according to the government's spending watchdog.

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