Fuel Duty
Coverage of Fuel Duty in the Nexus archive.
- Average cost of filling family car hits £100 as pump prices soar again thanks to Iran war dragging on, hitting millions on their summer holidays and piling pressure on Labour to scrap planned Fuel Duty hike
The average cost of filling a family car has reached £100 due to rising pump prices linked to the ongoing Iran war. This increase is affecting millions during summer holidays and intensifying pressure on Labour to cancel its planned Fuel Duty hike.
- Chancellor John Healey faces growing calls to abandon planned Fuel Duty raid on drivers as petrol soars to new post-Iran war high and figures show sky-high prices have cost families £500million this summer
Chancellor John Healey faces increasing pressure to cancel a planned Fuel Duty increase as petrol prices reach a post-Iran war high, with data showing these elevated costs have cost families £500 million this summer.
- Reeves poised to cancel planned fuel duty rise to help with cost of living
Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to cancel a rise in fuel duty to help reduce the cost of living, potentially cancelling a 5p rise due to happen over six months. The move is estimated to cost the government £2.4bn a year. The decision is part of a package of measures to alleviate the cost of living crisis.