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Scrap fuel duty hike before diesel hits £3, ministers tell John Healey

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Groves, J. (2026, September 29). Scrap fuel duty hike before diesel hits £3, ministers tell John Healey. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16168091/Scrap-fuel-duty-hike-diesel-hits-3-ministers-tell-John-Healey.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Ministers are urging Labour Chancellor John Healey to reconsider plans to increase fuel duty, fearing it could exacerbate economic and cost-of-living pressures amid rising diesel prices. Senior figures warn that if President Trump halts US diesel exports to the UK, diesel prices may reach £3 per litre. Current plans call for a 7p per litre rise in fuel duty over several months, which would add almost £4 to filling up a family car with petrol and cost the Treasury £2.4 billion annually.

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Ministers are urging Chancellor John Healey to scrap plans for a planned increase in fuel duty by up to 7p per litre, amid concerns over high fuel costs and their impact on the economy. Senior government figures have warned that continuing with this plan could harm the UK's cost-of-living situation. The RAC reported diesel prices at an all-time high of £1.99 a litre due to tensions in the Middle East affecting oil supplies. There are fears that if US President Donald Trump halts diesel exports to the UK, fuel costs might rise even higher to reach £3 per litre. Additionally, there is pressure not to proceed with scrapping a 5p-a-litre cut in fuel duty implemented by the Conservatives in 2022, which would cost the Treasury an estimated £2.4 billion annually. The ministers argue that the government cannot afford to implement these changes while already struggling to manage public finances and address inflation concerns.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Ministers are pressing John Healey to scrap plans to hike fuel duty by up to 7p a litre, amid fears about the impact on the economy and cost of living. asserted

Ministers → see → living

Senior figures have told the Daily Mail that the Government should not press ahead with the plan to phase in the huge hike from January at a time of soaring fuel prices. asserted

Government → tell → prices

The RAC said yesterday that diesel prices were at an all-time high of £1.99 a litre as the Middle East war hits supplies again. asserted

war → say → supplies

Ministers fear the price could reach £3 if Donald Trump halts diesel exports to the UK as part of efforts to cut prices in the US. uncertain

Trump → fear → US

One minister said the Government could not go ahead with plans to scrap a 'temporary' 5p-a-litre cut in fuel duty introduced by the Tories in 2022. uncertain

Government → say → 2022

The source urged the Chancellor, pictured, to postpone the increase indefinitely. asserted

source → urge → increase

'We just cannot let this rise go ahead and credibly claim we are a cost-of-living government – it is unthinkable,' they said. uncertain

they → let → living

'John [Healey] has got a lot on his plate but he is going to have to find the money.' asserted

he → get → money

Another Cabinet source said: 'The situation with fuel prices is very worrying. asserted

situation → say → prices

John Healey delivers a speech during the annual Labour Party Conference on September 28 ' asserted

Healey → deliver → September

The whole country runs on diesel – it is not just people going to work, it is everything on the supermarket shelves. asserted

it → run → shelves

'I think everyone, including John, understands that we can't be seen to be adding to the problem right now.' asserted

we → think → problem

Under current plans, fuel duty will rise by 3p per litre on January 1, with another 2p rise on March 1. asserted

duty → rise → March

The Treasury is also scheduled to end the 16-year freeze on fuel duty next year, adding a further 1p in April. asserted

Treasury → schedule → April

VAT will add another 1.2p per litre. asserted

VAT → add → litre

The combined 7.2p increase would add almost £4 to the cost of filling up a family car with petrol. asserted

increase → combine → petrol

Treasury sources told the Mail that 'no decision' has been taken on the fuel duty increases. But retaining the 5p duty cut alone would cost the Treasury £2.4billion a year at a time when Mr Healey is struggling to balance the books. asserted

Healey → tell → books

Scrap fuel duty hike before diesel hits £3, ministers tell John Healey

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