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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Fuel duty freeze would cost £27bn over five years and be a ‘reckless waste of public money’

PA

A permanent freeze in fuel duty would cost £27bn over the next five years and benefit the most wealthy in society, a think tank has warned.

The Social Market Foundation said keeping the freeze would be a “reckless waste of money” and undermine the government’s claims to believe in “sound money”.

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