All the updated news related to fuel duty

All the news related to fuel duty updated in real time

Found 32

forfuel duty

Order by:

Chancellor has made an ‘historic mistake’ and families will suffer, says Labour

Rachel Reeves has accused Rishi Sunak of “making an historic mistake” by failing to scrap a tax hike on jobs, warning families will “endure significant hardship” within days. The shadow chancellor told MPs about “Alice In Sunak-land” and described ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Fuel prices hit new records ahead of spring statement

Pump prices hit new record highs ahead of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s potential announcement of a fuel duty cut in his spring statement. Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Tuesday ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Pump prices reach new record highs as petrol hits 167p per litre

Average pump prices have hit new record highs amid growing speculation the Chancellor is preparing to slash fuel duty. Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average price of a litre of fuel at UK forecourts on Sunday was 167p for ...

21 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Lib Dems demand action from new PM to reduce fuel costs for rural households

Rising fuel prices have left Scots living in remote areas having to shell out almost £2,000 a year more in transport costs, a Liberal Democrat MP has said. Jamie Stone said people living in rural parts are facing far higher costs than ...

17 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Motorists warned of disruption on roads amid protests against rising fuel costs

Motorists could face major disruption on Monday amid widespread protests at rising petrol and diesel costs and calls for a cut in fuel duty. Organisers are expected to block the Prince of Wales Bridge crossing between England and ...

03 Jul 2022 at 17:18

Priti Patel ‘urges police to use new powers against fuel duty protesters’

The Home Secretary has called on police to use tough new powers which include imprisonment to stop fuel protesters bringing gridlock to motorways and major A-routes across the UK. The new measures to tackle non-violent ...

05 Jul 2022 at 03:39

Cost of a full tank of petrol hits £100

The average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol has exceeded £100 for the first time. Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a record 182.3p ...

09 Jun 2022 at 15:52

Drivers get ‘much-needed relief’ with extension of fuel duty cut

Motoring groups welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s decision to extend the 5p per litre cut in fuel duty. The Chancellor confirmed in his Budget that the reduction introduced in March last year will be retained for another 12 ...

15 Mar 2023 at 14:28

Fuel tax cut for UK drivers among lowest in Europe – RAC

The UK languishes near the bottom of a ranking of European countries for action taken to ease the burden of high fuel prices. Only Luxembourg has done less than the UK Government out of 13 European nations that ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Keir Starmer seeks to ‘inject hope’ but fails to rule out fuel duty rise

The Prime Minister has insisted things will improve by the next election as he sought to “inject some hope” after Tuesday’s warnings of more pain to come. But he was unable to say a rise in fuel duty would not ...

28 Aug 2024 at 22:30

Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out the prospect of motorists facing a 12p-a-litre hike in fuel duty in March. A 23% increase in the duty is pencilled in for March, but chancellors have repeatedly frozen the ...

20 Dec 2022 at 17:05

Chancellor told not to raise fuel duty in autumn budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged not to hike fuel duty in his autumn budget. The RAC told him that increased pump prices could push inflation even higher. Analysis by the motoring services company ...

17 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Years
2026

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.