The UK sits near the bottom of a ranking of European countries for action taken to ease the burden of high fuel prices during the cost-of-living crisis.
Out of 13 European nations that have cut petrol taxes since prices began to soar, only Luxembourg has done less than the UK Government, according to the RAC. The 5p per litre reduction implemented in March by then Chancellor Rishi Sunak is dwarfed by fuel tax cuts enjoyed by drivers in Germany (25.1p), Italy (21.2p), Portugal (16.2p), the Netherlands (14.7p) and Ireland (14.5p).
Governments in France and Spain have introduced discounts at forecourt tills worth around 15p per litre and 17p per litre respectively. Some fuel retailers, including TotalEnergies in France and BP Spain, have price reductions worth up to around 33p per litre.
