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Will Nicholas

Fuel costs to creep up as states back excise return

Fuel prices have slowly stabilised since the huge spikes after the war on Iran began. (Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS)

Drivers will pay $10 more to fill a 65-litre tank of fuel when tax relief designed to combat surging fuel prices begins to wind back.

The move comes after a volley of dire warnings grocery and transport costs would spike and holiday-makers would stay home if the discounted fuel excise returned in full.

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