Chancellor John Healey under growing pressure to cut Fuel Duty

Labour under pressure to slash fuel duty as AA demands urgent Budget action

The AA has become the latest organisation to call on the Chancellor to extend the existing fuel duty cut and expand it in response to high fuel prices.John Healey will deliver his first Budget as Chancellor on October 28, with millions of drivers eagerly waiting to hear whether fuel duty changes will be coming.Fuel prices have risen to record levels in recent months as a result of the war between the United States and Iran, sending oil costs soa…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves Faces Growing Pressure to Cut Fuel Duty

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Chancellor John Healey under growing pressure to cut Fuel Duty

AA grandee Edmund King, the motoring group's President, said it was time for the Chancellor to 'put the brakes' on spiralling pump prices amid Labour plans for a crippling Fuel Duty hike in the New Year.

AA urges Chancellor to keep 5p fuel duty cut and go further

The AA is calling on the Chancellor to protect the existing 5p fuel duty cut at the Budget on 28 October. It also wants the Chancellor to go further and cut duty by another 5p per litre. In a letter ahead of the Budget, the AA warns that reversing the current reduction would put more…

UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show

Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294Millions of British van drivers face a combined £2.5bn cost to cover the rising price of diesel this year, according to figures, fuelling calls for...