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Fuels: Excise Duties

Question for Treasury

UIN HL687, tabled on 6 June 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce fuel duty.

Answered on

16 June 2022

At Spring Statement 2022 in response to fuel prices reaching record levels, the government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.

This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This cut represents savings for households and businesses worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.

All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.

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