Sentences with phrase «rise in fuel duty»

«It is great news that the planned rise in Fuel Duty has been cancelled.

The decision to scrap the 3p rise in fuel duty planned for January altogether, rather than just putting it off until April, wins the chancellor brownie points far in excess of its actual cost.

The chancellor is expected to delay the 3p rise in fuel duty scheduled for January, following a campaign by consumer groups and parliamentary colleagues.

Mr Osborne risks defeat in the Commons if he presses ahead with a 2p rise in fuel duty in tomorrow's Budget, one of his closest allies has warned.

The level of deficit and debt that we have been left as a country costs the British taxpayer # 120 million every single day: «To put that in the context of a 1p a litre rise in fuel duty, which is worth # 500 million, the British taxpayer will pay as much in debt interest over the course of four or five days as they will pay in fuel duty, if fuel duty is subject to a 1p a litre rise.

This time over the imminent rise in fuel duty now delayed until Christmas at least.

The Treasury has published a new report into the decision to axe automatic rises in fuel duty claiming it will boost the economy in the long term.

He also postponed a 5p rise in fuel duty due next month and introduced a fuel price stabiliser to keep costs at the pumps down.

RM: Every year Conservative MPs lobby against further rises in fuel duty and this year the chancellor has given in once again — at a time of rising petrol and diesel prices.

«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.

Scrapping the planned 3p rise in Fuel Duty was welcome but, with pressure on living standards expected to worsen further in 2013, why will an increase be appropriate next September?

Last week, days in advance of the vote in Glasgow East, the Chancellor extended the nation's overdraft once more (by # 550 million this time) to postpone indefinitely the 2p rise in fuel duty that was due in October.

As someone who spends nearly # 80 every 12 days to fill up her Peugeot 307, Jo Callaghan is thankful the chancellor has cancelled the planned 3p a litre rise in fuel duty.

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.

The national insurance break for the first 10 employees in start - ups could be extended and the Chancellor will almost certainly delay a rise in fuel duty scheduled for April.

There is also expected to be a 3p rise in fuel duty, a freeze on higher income tax credits, # 250 million support for energy - intensive companies and a restriction on train fare rises to six per cent - little bit of «squeezed middle» policymaking at the end there.

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

However, further budget backing for greener vehicles was limited to a small rise in vehicle excise duty for new diesel cars that fail to meet rigorous emissions standards — disappointing campaigners who had hoped for a rise in fuel duty or a diesel scrappage scheme.

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

Let's get those White Van wheels in motion, and stop Labour's 3p rise in fuel duty.

Mr Darling also hinted the 2p rise in fuel duty, due to be implemented from this October, may be deferred.

The strength of feeling that has propelled Robert Halfon MP's petition over 100,000 - calling for rises in Fuel Duty to be scrapped - shows that.