Ministers urged to cut fuel duty in rural areas to help struggling families
2 years, 6 months ago

Ministers urged to cut fuel duty in rural areas to help struggling families

The Telegraph  

Fuel duty should be cut in rural areas to ease the pressure on families facing record prices at the pump, ministers have been told. The party is calling for an expansion of the rural fuel duty relief scheme, which is currently offered in a handful of remote areas of the UK, to places where “public transport options are limited and drivers are being disproportionately hit by rising fuel prices”. Tim Farron, the Lib Dems’ rural affairs spokesman, said: “The Government must act now to help rural families on the brink, by expanding the fuel duty relief scheme. “Ministers need to also crack down on the petrol profiteers who are cashing in on people’s misery at the pump.” It comes as the Business Secretary has ordered an “urgent” investigation into petrol station operators amid concerns some are pocketing the multibillion-pound cut to fuel duty announced by the Chancellor in March. Wild fluctuations Mr Kwarteng instructed the CMA to “increase the transparency that consumers have over prices” after concerns were raised that petrol stations were failing to pass on the Government’s fuel duty cut.

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Daily Mail  

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The Telegraph  

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2 years, 6 months ago

Kwasi Kwarteng vows to name and shame firms failing to pass on fuel duty cuts

The Telegraph  

Kwasi Kwarteng has ordered the competition watchdog to conduct an “urgent review” of the petrol market, including proposals to name and shame firms failing to pass on fuel duty cuts. Mr Kwarteng instructed the CMA to “increase the transparency that consumers have over prices”, after concerns were raised that petrol stations were failing to pass on the Government’s fuel duty …

States not passing on fuel duty cut to people: PM Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

States not passing on fuel duty cut to people: PM Modi

The Hindu  

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2 years, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak hints at fuel duty cut: Of course we will help with cost of living

The Telegraph  

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