PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fuels: Excise Duties (8 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of fuel duty on food prices.
Asked by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Asked by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Answer
Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, including haulage firms involved in food production and transportation.
Following the spending audit, the Chancellor has been clear that difficult decisions lie ahead on spending, welfare and tax to fix the foundations of our economy and address the £22 billion hole the government has inherited. Decisions on how to do that will be taken at the Budget in the round; the Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.
Answered by:
James Murray (Labour)
15 October 2024
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