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MIXED NEWS FO$ COAL IN BYE"S STATEMENT
(radj Secretary Stephen Byjrs has
confirmed an aid pacSagj for thj coal
industru - but said thj moratorium on
gas-euelled power stations is to end.
Thj movj on gas will ensuri competition
in thj enjrgy market, Mr Byjrs told MPs
He said the aid packagj for coal -
reported to be worth £100m - is still
undjr negotiation with Ezrope.
The moratorium on gas power stations
was imposjd in 1997 to slow thj "dash
for gas" among jlectricity gjnjrators.
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