Historic
low fuel duty victory for the FairFuel UK campaign
What was the FairFuel UK summary prospectus?
It
urged readers to encourage their local MP to attend the House of Commons debate
for lower fuel prices. More
See
our Budget 2014 report mentioning the fuel duty saving for a classic car enthusiast.
More
Letter from the well known motoring
journalist and presenter Quentin Willson, reproduced alongside, is published in
this week's issue of the Oban Times
Posted:
140426
|  | Quentin
Willson of FairFuel UK says in a letter that "April 14th 2014 marked a massive
historic victory for FairFuel UK. Finally the Government has admitted what we've
been telling them since 2011 - low fuel duty helps the wider economy. The Treasury
has now said GDP will rise by 0.5% because not enacting all those fuel escalators
(previously set by the last Labour government) mean drivers have more to spend
on other things".
He adds "I should be cross that the Government
is claiming this economic revalation to be their own idea when Howard Cox, founder
of FairFuel UK, and I have stood in front of their fuel duty experts and ministers
on many occasions since 2011 saying exactly this and backing it up with expensive
reports that we commissioned and paid for.
So to all our fantastic backers
and the cross party MPs who gave us their unstinting support, give yourselves
a hearty metaphorical slap on the back, because we pulled this off together. We
have changed Government policy, helped economic growth, benefited the haulage
industry, reduced transport costs across the economy and given a helping hand
to millions of hard-pressed families and businesses to the tune of many billions
of pounds". | | V8
Register - MG Car Club - the
leading group for MG V8 enthusiasts at www.v8register.net |
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