Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty
News Source : BBC News
News Summary
- Lib Dems claim cutting 10p from fuel duty now would mean fuel would drop by 12p per litre at the pump.
- Fuel duty was frozen under the Conservatives in March 2022 and Sir Keir Starmer's government continued the freeze.
- Sir Ed will make further calls to cut the bus fare cap from £3 to £1, and reduce rail fares by 10%.
- He will also call for VAT to be dropped from public charging points for electric vehicles and a review of network costs the Lib Dems have labelled unfair.
Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to immediately cut fuel duty by 10p a litre until Christmas as part of a package of policies aimed at cutting the cost of living.
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