Fuel
duty rise to be delayed
Autumn Statement from George Osborne, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, is due on Wednesday 5th December 2012.
BBC News item
See our NEWS item onthe outcome of the debate and vote in Parliament
on Monday 12th November 2012. More
See our NEWS item ahead of the debate in Parliament on Monday
evening 12th November 2012. More
See our previous NEWS report following the announcement in June
2013 to cancel the planned fuel duty increase due to have come
in for August 2013. More
See
our report on the Budget 2012. More
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Press
reports say "George Osborne (the Chancellor
of the Exchequer) is planning to shelve next year's
planned 3p increase in fuel duty. The rise, due
to take place in January 2013, is to be postponed
after representations from Tory MPs. Some want to
abandon the indexed uel duty escalator which increases
the tax by the retail price index plus 1p a litre
every April until 2015", a measure introduced
by the last Labour government.
Let's hope the Chancellor's Autumn Statement will
contain an announcement of at least a delay in the
fuel duty rise until April 2013 and possibly longer.
As usual we will have a report on his statement
within an hour of his sitting down in the House
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