Government says fuel duty increase to be deferred

Sat 07 May 2005 View all news

The Government has announced that it will not go ahead with the planned inflation increase in fuel duties on 1 September - including for rebated oils, biofuels and road fuel gases. The position will be reviewed again at the time of the Pre-Budget Report. 

The Government says that the decision has been taken due to the short-term uncertainty in the oil markets where the risk of price volatility remains high. Oil has recently been trading at a little below $60 per barrel.

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