Stay updated with breaking news from Car tax fuel duty. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
| UPDATED: 19:41, Tue, Mar 2, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE for motoring tips every driver needs to know SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. They have hinted the decision to not raise the tax could be “just the start” of more pro motoring policies to help road users. His comments come after the Prime Minister hinted the nation s economic recovery would be powered by “white van men”. ....
“Anyone can produce a what if straight-line extrapolation of the future to justify the lost revenue argument. “And that is what the Treasury and successive Chancellors have done Budget after Budget to portray themselves as fiscal martyrs.” FairFuelUK sent a letter signed by 26 Tory MPs to the Chancellor last week demanding the duty was not increased. They warned any rise would “disproportionately impact” lower-paid workers outside of London. READ MORE They also hinted Prime Minister Boris Johnson had pledged to not raise the tax ahead of the 2019 General Election. A Treasury source said electric vehicle costs would be the “priority” in the budget instead of raising fuel duty costs. ....