Plans to increase the duty on petrol and diesel this Autumn have been scrapped and put back until at least the New Year.
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Plans to increase the duty on petrol and diesel this Autumn have been scrapped and put back until at least the New Year.
It’s the latest move in a flood of policies from the government, designed to send the message that it will do whatever it can to cut the cost of living.
Other ideas, such as a price cap on basic foods, have run straight into fierce criticism from retailers.
And the government is still wrestling with whether to allow more oil exploration in the North Sea.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves could announce as soon as Thursday that the increase slated for September is not happening.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves previously announced the 5p-per-litre cut in fuel duty would only be extended until the end of August
