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Proposed fuel duty cut criticised

Transport campaigners are warning that a cut in fuel duty expected in tomorrow’s spring budget won’t help those people who are most affected by the rising cost of living. The chief executive of the Campaign for Better Transport Paul Tuohy said: ‘A cut in fuel duty will only serve as a temporary respite for richer drivers and do little to help those on the lowest incomes who may not even own a car. Rail fares have risen at a higher rate than fuel costs and bus fares have risen twice as fast, yet public transport passengers have not been given any help with the cost-of-living crisis. If the Chancellor really wanted to help households weather the current storm and address our dependence on oil, he’d make public transport cheaper so people are not forced to rely on their cars.’

The CBT also pointed out that if fuel had risen at the same rate as bus fares, ‘it would cost well over 200p a litre by now’.

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