Fuel Duty cut to relieve pressure on UK’s burdened logistics sector, says Logistics UK

"With average fuel prices reaching the highest level on record and rising inflation, there has been an unsustainable burden on logistics businesses which operate on very narrow margins of around 1%; the Chancellor's decision will help to ensure operators can continue to afford supplying the nation with all the goods it needs, including food, medicine and other essential items. Fuel is the single biggest expense incurred by logistics operators, accounting for a third of the annual operating cost of an HGV. The cut in Fuel Duty of five pence per litre will result in an average saving of £2,356 per year per 44-tonne truck; this move will help to strengthen the UK's supply chain during a time of ongoing financial and operational challenges."

Logistics UK wrote to Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 10 March 2022 urging for a cut in Fuel Duty.

*www.logistics.org.uk/campaigns/logistics-and-the-economy 

Published On: 24/03/2022 16:00:56

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