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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Lancefield

Cut in fuel duty ‘should be more’ than 5p per litre

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A 5p-per-litre cut in fuel duty would fail to reverse even half of the increase in prices inflicted on motorists over the past fortnight, according to new figures.

Statistics published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show the average price of a litre of petrol increased by 12.4p from 153.0p on March 7 to a record 165.4p on Monday.

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