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<p>The RTFO Unit in the Department for Transport operates the Renewable Transport
Fuel Obligation (RTFO) which supports the market for sustainable biofuel by means
of a certificate trading scheme. The Department is also supporting the commercialisation
of advanced biofuels by grant funding through the Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition.
Departmental funding includes budgets for policy development, analysis and research
into low carbon fuels, including (but not limited to) biofuels.</p><p> </p><p>The
table below sets out readily identifiable expenditure for the last five full financial
years.</p><p><strong>Public spending related to biofuels (and low carbon fuels)</strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Low
Carbon Fuels </strong> <strong>research programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RTFO
Unit </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£63,000</p></td><td><p>£905,000</p></td><td><p>£6,548,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£7,516,000
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£56,000</p></td><td><p>£694,000</p></td><td><p>£973,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,723,000
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£106,000</p></td><td><p>£701,000</p></td><td><p>£106,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£913,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£131,000</p></td><td><p>£706,000</p></td><td><p>£83,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£920,000
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p>£584,000</p></td><td><p>nil</p></td><td><p><strong>£590,000
</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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