Record Diesel Prices Pressure Labour to Reconsider Fuel Duty Hike
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Updated Oct 7
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What happened
Diesel prices have reached £2.20 a litre, or £10 a gallon, at up to 150 stations, which is a record number of forecourts hitting that milestone. This surge in cost is putting pressure on the Labour Party to reconsider a planned Fuel Duty increase for the New Year. A poll found that six in ten drivers have been driving less since February, when the US launched war on Iran.
From dailymail.com
Why it matters
The high fuel costs are contributing to inflation. Furthermore, nearly seven in ten people surveyed reported cutting spending elsewhere because reducing driving was not possible for work or appointments.
From dailymail.com
Who's involved
- John HealeyChancellor under pressure to abandon the Fuel Duty hike
- Labour PartyPolitical party facing pressure to reconsider the planned Fuel Duty hike
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The entities involved
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Labour Party
centrist social democratic political party in the United Kingdom
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John Healey
British politician (born 1960)