Competition Markets Authority
Administrative timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 6 February 2024 | SAUs report to be published |
| 9 January 2024 | Deadline for receipt of any third party submissions (submissions after 5pm on this date cannot be taken into account) |
| 21 December 2023 | Beginning of reporting period |
Request from DBT
21 December 2023: The SAU has accepted a request for a report from DBT for its proposed subsidy to Tata Steel UK. This request relates to a Subsidy of Particular Interest.
The SAU will prepare a report, which will provide an evaluation of DBTs assessment of whether the subsidy complies with the subsidy control requirements (Assessment of Compliance). The SAU will complete its report within 30 working days.
Information about the subsidy provided by DBT
The Department for Business and Trade is a public authority. The Department for Business and Trade is proposing to award Tata Steel UK Limited a capital grant of up to 500m, to enable investment into greener steel production at the Port Talbot site, currently the UKs largest single industrial carbon emitter.
This grant is part of a larger potential capital investment from the company totalling 1.25 billion. The proposal is subject to employee consultation and includes replacing existing Blast Furnaces at Port Talbot with an Electric Arc Furnace.
This investment would reduce the UKs entire carbon emissions by around 1.5%. The subsidy would be ringfenced for the purposes of decarbonisation, and used solely for the installation of the Electric Arc Furnace and associated works/plant. The subsidy would be paid in arrears against milestones to be agreed, reimbursing Tata Steel UK Limited for approved capital expenditure.
Information for third parties
If you wish to comment on matters relevant to the SAUs evaluation of the Assessment of Compliance concerning DBTs proposed subsidy, please send your comments before 5pm on the date stipulated in the timetable above. For guidance on representations relevant to the Assessment of Compliance, see the section on reporting period and transparency in the Operation of the subsidy control functions of the Subsidy Advice Unit.
Please send your submissions to us at: sau-tatasteel@cma.gov.uk copying the public authority: steel.comms@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Please also provide a contact address and explain in what capacity you are making the submission (for example, as an individual or a representative of a business or organisation).
Notes to third parties wishing to make a submission
The SAU will only take your submission into account if it can be shared with DBT. The SAU will send a copy of your submission to DBT together with its report. This is to allow the public authority to take account of the submission in its decision as to whether to grant or modify the subsidy or its assessment. We therefore ask that you provide express consent for your full and unredacted submission to be shared. We also encourage you to share your submission directly with DBT using the email address provided above.
The SAU may use the information you provide in its published report. Therefore, you should indicate in your submission whether any specified parts of it are commercially confidential. If the SAU wishes to refer in its published report to material identified as confidential, it will contact you in advance.
For further details on confidentiality of third party submissions, see identifying confidential information in the Operation of the subsidy control functions of the Subsidy Advice Unit.
Contacts
- SAU project team: sau-tatasteel@cma.gov.uk
- CMA press team: 020 3738 6460 or press@cma.gov.uk