A welcome response from the Chancellor but......
Reacting to news in the
Chancellor's Autumn Statement that the January 3p rise in fuel duty is to be
postponed, Quentin Willson, spokesman for FairFuelUK said,
‘This is a victory for FairFuelUK but only a stay of execution. We've saved the
UK 9p since March in proposed fuel duty rises and we are now the gatekeepers of
fuel sanity for this country. We're going to carry on pressurising this
government to keep duty down and reduce it significantly. If we don't they'll
hike it up again the first chance they get''.
Peter Carroll
who runs FairFuelUK said, ‘Adding another 3p a litre at this critical
time for the economy would have been economic madness. It's a little like a
sick man being told that he was going to get worse, but then being told he's
not! Like the sick man, the economy is still in a bad way. Petrol & diesel
remain far too expensive. We will be fighting on to try and make the Government
understand that the economy needs an actual cut in fuel duty – a cut would
create jobs, give people a little more disposable income and stimulate the
economy. This will mean that the Government and the Chancellor will gain, not
lose, by cutting duty'.
Theo De
Pencier, Chief Executive of the Freight Transport Association (FTA)
said, ‘We have avoided a horrendous New Year's hangover; January's rise
would have cost the industry around £325m. But while we are relieved that the
Chancellor has steered us out of immediate danger, it is obvious that getting
the UK back on the road to recovery requires a long term fuel duty strategy, and
one which doesn't make already tough times that much tougher for businesses in
an already uncertain economy. Today's decision will help to keep the wheels of
industry turning. But the government must now look at taking more substantive
steps to invoke a longer term fuel duty policy that doesn't punish business,
prevent growth and grind those wheels to a halt.'
Geoff Dunning,
Chief Executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA) said, ‘We welcome
this news. This will go some way to alleviating the impact of escalating fuel
prices for all users. However, this can only be regarded as a short term fix.
If the UK is to have any chance of economic recovery it is imperative that a
long term solution to this problem be found as a matter of extreme
urgency'.
Adrian Tink of
the RAC said, ‘It's a victory for common sense. With people paying in
excess of £1300 per year just to go about their daily lives this needs to the
first, not the last, step. This is welcome short term relief, but what is the
Chancellor's plan if prices keep going up next year'
The FairFuelUK campaign
is backed by the RAC, the RHA and FTA. It achieved a major Parliamentary debate
on 15th Nov to discuss the crisis of petrol & diesel prices. MPs from all
Parties backed the call for a rethink on fuel duty. The FairFuelUK campaign has
attracted the support of more than 200,000 members of the public and over 150
Parliamentarians.
What the most up to date and largest survey on fuel pricing says go to www.fairfueluk.com/survey2.html
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[ posted by Chris, November 29, 2011 13:52 ]
A cut in fuel duty is needed immediately. If the government wants to save the UK from a second recession, then they need to make an impact on the average persons pocket. Reducing fuel duty is the key as that will allow businesses and individuals to benefit. Less money to fill the tank means less cost for transportation which will have a knock-on effect to ALL INDUSTRY! It's not rocket science.
Why bail out banks when they're insured?
It's our money and our lives they're playing with!
They are there to serve us, not vice versa.
[ posted by Ben, November 29, 2011 15:15 ]
Not good enough. Direct action - peaceful, obviously - is essential.
[ posted by Michael Hudston, November 29, 2011 18:56 ]
Every 1 penny in fuel duty, actually raises for the government 1.2 pence. This is because they charge VAT on the fuel duty.
Us motorists are easy targets because fuel is such an essential item in our daily lives. Its about time the government stopped preying on us, and started taxing those people whoi actually caused this mess in the first place.
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[ posted by john mayberry, November 29, 2011 23:13 ]
fuel blockades is the only way to get this govt to budge they dont give a toss about petitions or debates wake up and smell the coffee it wouldn't even last a week either put up or shut up as I am pissed off with all this talking and debating it doesn't wash any more we will still talking about this in 5years time if we dont take action now
[ posted by kevin neate, November 30, 2011 1:12 ]
Re your fair fuel sticker, I support the idea.
The sticker is not forceful enough.
Suggest a sticker something like
Petrol £2 a gallon
Tax £3 a gallon
VAT £1 a gallon
Labour, Consesrvative, Liberal Democrat
Taxing UK to a standstill
I have had enough!!
And if there is a fuel blockade I will be there.
[ posted by john mayberry, December 03, 2011 16:37 ]
blockades,blockades,blockades,blockades blockades
THE TIME HAS COME LETS STAND TOGETHER, TALKING IS WASTE OF TIME THEY ARE NOT LISTENING AND IF YOU THINK THEY ARE YOU ARE KIDDING YOURSELF