Sentences with phrase «by fuel duty»

Amongst those who do expect Tory tax rises, VAT is most expected to rise, followed by fuel duty.

Not exact matches

OTTAWA — The United States announced Tuesday that it would impose duties on imports of a new jet made by the Canadian jet maker Bombardier, a decision likely to fuel trade tensions between the United States and Canada just as the two countries face off over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

With a fuel duty rise due this summer and the possibility of strikes by fuel tanker drivers, it will be interesting to measure the impact on the oil companies and whether BP and Shell can ensure that any blame attached is shared around equally, rather than disproportionately focused on them.

More and more people are cooking from passion not duty, fueled up by awesome cooking shows, folks are rolling up their sleeves to make exotic alternatives from sushi to home smoked salmon — so easy with a home smoker which adds flavor in minutes, not hours.

The data shows that the beverage industry has the largest fleet of fuel - efficient heavy - duty hybrid commercial vehicles in North America, and has increased fuel economy (miles per gallon) industry - wide by 3 percent per year since at least 2010.

Nestlé Waters North America is adding more than 150 medium - duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas.

On Thursday, Arsene Wenger responded to a question about Aubameyang transfer rumors, which were swirling around the news cycle, at least partially fueled by the striker's being dropped from the BVB squad versus Hertha Berlin (he is currently suspended from first - team duty for missing a pre-match meeting).

At present it is Downing Street which has the bragging rights when it comes to petitions; it's no coincidence today's protest by hauliers, angry at the government's 2p fuel duty hike, will be delivering their petition to the prime minister rather than parliament.

She was repeatedly asked by Mr Paxman when she learned of the fuel duty U-turn, in scenes reminiscent of the infamous Michael Howard interview in which he was asked 12 times if he overruled a prison governor.

It would raise funds by hiking tax on alcohol and tobacco by 50 per cent, raising fuel duty by 8 per cent annually, and introducing VAT and fuel duty on aviation.

Osborne's fuel duty commitment follows intense backbench pressure and is his riposte to the promise last week by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to freeze electricity prices for 20 months after the 2015 election.

Korle Bu was in an industrial turmoil, fuelled by chronic delays in the payment of Additional Duty Hour Allowances (ADHA).

«Given the opportunity to support a call for the UK Government to postpone the planned rise in fuel duty — a rise inherited from the last Labour Government — Scottish Labour astonished the parliament by abstaining.

We are also cutting VAT on fuel for Air Ambulances, reducing tax on people's savings and slashing beer duty by 1p.

Ed Balls, shadow chancellor, criticised the government's plans to fund the cut in fuel duty by taxing oil companies:

Similarly, whilst motoring organisations could again cheer another cancelled fuel tax rise (billed as a win for hard working families), airlines and travel firms have been left exasperated by another rise in air passenger duty (APD), which will hike up the costs of summer holidays for those self - same families.

Fuel duty is set to rise by two pence, although motorists will enjoy a reprieve until October, followed by a further 1.8 pence.

Chancellor George Osborne introduced a fuel stabiliser to keep petrol prices down, cutting fuel duty by 1p instead of implementing the scheduled 5p rise.

One poll by ComRes recently suggested that 49 % of voters would seriously consider switching party to one which committed itself to lowering fuel duty.

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The former Treasury minister's career hit the rocks in 2012 after she was charged with defending a fuel duty u-turn on Newsnight — and she ended up being mauled by Jeremy Paxman in one of the most disastrous political interviews ever seen on TV.

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However, critics have asked how the persistent freezes in fuel duty fit with the government's deficit reduction priority — a question most famously posed by Jeremy Paxman to Treasury minister Chloe Smith on Newsnight after the duty U-turn in August.

To cheers, Hammond announced he would «stand on the side of the millions of hardworking people» by cancelling the rise in fuel duty.

It insists that fuel would be 10p a litre more expensive now under plans for a duty «escalator» drawn up by the previous government, which scheduled annual inflation - plus - 1 % rises until 2014.

Hammond admitted he was averting negative headlines by not bringing in wider moves on diesel and continuing to freeze fuel duty.

The chancellor has bowed to pressure from consumer groups and his own parliamentary colleagues by cancelling the planned rise in fuel duty.

«There is an inconvenient truth, which is that the fuel duty rises that the right hon. Gentleman refers to are the ones put in place by the Labour Government, which he and any Labour Member who was in the previous Parliament voted for.

Not only has it frozen fuel duty in real terms, but also cut it by 1p in 2011.

Allow Cornwall to create a Better Roads Fund funded by the localisation of 2p in every litre from existing fuel duty — will generate approximately # 7.5 million a year that would be used to maintain our rural roads.

It would be fairer, he went on, to ensure that all drivers contribute towards road costs through a general per mile charge — offset initially by a commensurate reduction in fuel duty.

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George Osborne's decision to halt August's planned fuel duty rise and freeze it for the rest of this year is an adroit retreat which will be greeted with relief by motorists - and, furthermore, has been played by the book, since he's just announced it in the Commons.

George Osborne had already cancelled rises due under the fuel duty escalator — a commitment to successive duty increases — put in place by the previous government.

The coalition has frozen the fuel duty escalator on petrol and diesel that was brought in by the previous administration as a green tax during the 1990s.

The Sun's signature campaign in recent weeks has been the campaign that has also been spearheaded by Tory MP for Harlow - Rob Halfon - lower fuel duty and, in particular, a call to cancel or at least postpone the 3p increase in fuel duty that is scheduled for August.

Under questioning from Miliband in the Commons, Cameron said that the decision to freeze fuel duty was not a government U-turn since it was one of six increases in fuel duty left by Labour.

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A group backed by the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, is to urge the Conservative party next week to support a six - point pledge card that will include promises to raise the minimum wage, cut fuel duty, build new homes and appoint a consumer affairs secretary at cabinet level.

In freezing the fuel duty freeze, Osborne will be repeating his autumn statement from last year, raising calls by some for the total scrapping of the fuel duty escalator under which tax is supposed to increase by the retail price index (RPI) every April until 2014.

Cuts in corporation tax, higher infrastructure spending and delay to fuel duty rise among measures announced by chancellor

Osborne's fuel duty news and his Treasury golden rule: never, ever allow oneself to be outsmarted by Ed Balls.

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George Osborne's decision to halt August's planned fuel duty rise and freeze it for the rest of this year is a panic climbdown which will be greeted with contempt by everyone - and, furthermore, is extremely badly timed, since Ed Balls called for it today.

The only specific measure to run into strong opposition was the increase in fuel duty, opposed by 68 %.

Main Osborne's fuel duty news and his Treasury golden rule: never, ever allow oneself to be outsmarted by Ed Balls.»

Suddenly, Mr Cameron is being haunted by broken promises to end top - down NHS restructuring, to cap banker bonuses at # 2,000 and to limit fuel duty increases.

The CBI also wants the government to reconsider planned increases in fuel duty, changes to air passenger duty and to look at deregulating small mergers to help struggling firms survive by joining forces.

«Drivers in remote rural areas will be offered a cut in fuel duty under plans to be announced by the Treasury.

Ford Motor Co. announced this year it is looking to make the body of its popular F - 150 light - duty truck largely out of aluminum, which would reduce the truck's weight by about 700 pounds and produce about 10 percent in fuel savings.