Sentences with phrase «on fuel duty»

The freeze on fuel duty is another backward step and shows that the government cares nothing about climate change, air pollution or public health.

Chloe Smith on Newsnight, panic at the Eurozone, Barclays Bob Diamond in the firing line, U-turns on fuel duty: It was another week of infinite crisis for the government.

On fuel duty plans, he continued... «It is good news for the motorist — be they a business or consumer — that the 3p rise in fuel duty has been cancelled and not postponed.

Chancellor's freeze on fuel duty hailed a «victory for the hard - working classes of modern Britain»

«The poorest fifth of households spend 3.5 % of their disposable income on fuel duty, while the richest spend 1.8 %.»

Action on fuel duty, planning, job creation - and an industrial strategy»»

Mr Osborne announced an increase in the threshold before workers start paying income tax to # 8,105, financial support for first - time home buyers, a two per cent cut to corporation tax this year, a tax on private jets, a clampdown on non-doms, the introduction of # 140 flat - rate state pension, a review into a merger of national insurance and income tax and a fair fuel stabiliser, including a 1p cut on fuel duty.

His panicky announcement on fuel duty turns out to be just an aspiration if he can find savings elsewhere.

Justine Greening, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, used an SNP debate on fuel duty to spell out the Coalition's related thinking yesterday:

Chancellor highlights cancellation of a 2p rise on fuel duty as motorists welcome move, but train fares will rise with inflation

This speech, the knife crime action plan and the measures on fuel duty really do underline the fact that it is the Conservatives who are coming up with the sensible ideas and principles on which policy detail will be built in the run - up to the election.

Dozens of Conservative MPs have said they will oppose any attempt to end the five - year freeze on fuel duty in the Budget.

The budget did include a straight up tax break for investment in North Sea oil, as well as a freeze on fuel duty increases.

George Osborne's sudden decision to U-turn on fuel duty was not just the latest in a long line of second guesses.

She proposed generous measures including a freeze on fuel duty — a trademark of Osborne's — as well as cuts to air passenger taxes, and further childcare subsidies.

The junior Treasury minister endured an unceremonious interview with Jeremy Paxman in which she was subject to a barrage of questions about the government's decision to continue the freeze on fuel duty.

Not much chance of an invitation there after her disastrous appearances on Channel Four News and later on Newsnight defending the government's u-turn on fuel duty.

The open goal was George Osborne's U-turn on fuel duty.

Mr Osborne set out a number of policies for a future Tory government, including a freeze on fuel duty and a requirement for the long - term unemployed to work for their benefits.

The cash saved will be used to pay for a freeze on fuel duty to placate exasperated motorists; a cap on rail fare rises; and to help fund scores of infrastructure projects, from the Kettering bypass to a new bridge across the Thames.