Sentences with phrase «fuel duty hike»

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.

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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.

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.

Don't forget, though, that further hikes in fuel duty are still scheduled.

Ed Miliband has accused George Osborne of «hiding away» over the decision to axe a planned 3p hike in fuel duty — as it emerged that he was dining with Tory MPs in Downing Street last night as his junior minister Chloe Smith was struggling on live TV to explain the move.

Spelman attacked Labour's legacy in rural areas, citing the examples of «five rural post offices a week closed under the previous Government» and a 12times hike in fuel duty «hitting rural communities twice as hard as urban ones».

Downing Street indicated earlier on Wednesday that government ministers were not told in advance of the chancellor's # 550m decision to suspend the 3p hike in fuel duty — prompting Miliband to ask Cameron why he had forgotten to tell them.

Labour wants 3p - a-litre hike in fuel duty postponed for another three months in face of rising bills and stagnant wages