see about the recession is over the next few months and depending on the fiscal headroom they get over the next six months i suspect they will make a judgment call as to whether they go through with that fuel duty increase. it is controversial, will have backlash, certainly will not go down well with businesses and households. i down well with businesses and households. households. i am sure you are leased households. i am sure you are pleased that households. i am sure you are pleased that education - households. i am sure you are pleased that education is - households. i am sure you are - pleased that education is defended from the real term cuts, an extra 2.3 billion a yearfor from the real term cuts, an extra 2.3 billion a year for schools over the next two ideas which a lot of people will be pleased to see. were you surprised that there was no cuts to capital investment? demand for northern power rail, that is still there, should it be, given the enormity of what our gas has ju
Drivers have saved around £1,200 over the past decade due to the freeze (Image: Getty)
Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth said the Chancellor “should be doing more” to turn people away from heavily polluting vehicles.
He said: “It’s astonishing that a government pledging to confront the climate emergency has frozen fuel duty yet again.
“No wonder passenger cars’ contribution to the climate crisis has barely fallen in the past decade.
“The sale of gas-guzzling SUVs are a particular concern, as they have helped drive a rise in average emissions from new cars in the last five years.
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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”.
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Rishi, please wake up and recognise that more money in peoples’ and businesses’ pockets will rocket UK Plc, and most certainly not by punishing the world’s already highest taxed drivers with an inane duty hike in your March 3 Budget.
The Treasury has previously predicted each driver may have saved up to £1,200 each as part of the decade long duty freeze.
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