'Deep sympathy' but no reduction in diesel road user charges

'Deep sympathy' but no reduction in diesel road user charges

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has ruled out reducing the cost of road user charges to give some financial reprieve to diesel users.

Nicola Willis rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users

With diesel now on a par with petrol, the additional cost of RUCs has pushed the price of operating a diesel vehicle well beyond that of a petrol car.

Govt rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jo Moir of RNZ Nicola Willis has ruled out reducing the cost of road user charges to give some reprieve to diesel users. The price of diesel has increased so much in the past week, as a result of the Middle East conflict that has pushed up the price of oil, that it’s now the same price as 91 unleaded petrol. While the government excise tax is part of the price of petrol, diesel users pay their tax through road user charge…