FairFuelUK takes a BIG cheque to the Treasury

Tuesday 08 March 2011

On Tuesday 15th March, a week before the Budget, FairFuelUK will be taking, quite literally, a BIG cheque to the Treasury to symbolise the huge amount taken in fuel duty from all road users every year.

The total fuel duty contribution made to Treasury coffers by motorists, hauliers and all road users comes to an eye-watering £26.2bn. Acute concerns that the high and rising price of fuel is bad for the economy and simply unsustainable for businesses and the motoring public alike, have been brought to the fore by the Campaign over recent weeks. To hammer the point home further, Quentin Willson has sent MPs two cheques; one demonstrating the amount of fuel duty paid by a typical hard-pushed haulier in a year, the other the amount of fuel tax paid on behalf of a typical motorist.

FairFuel campaigner, Peter Carroll, said:

“We have made a tremendous impact and I am certain that every Member of Parliament is now aware of what we stand for and what we want to achieve. However, being aware is not enough and with Budget day looming large we need to keep this issue well and truly in the spotlight. It is essential that we gain as much support for this Campaign as is humanly possible in the time available. We now have cross-party support from over 100 MPs. We are very gratified by this and thank them most sincerely for their support, but to make a difference, we need more.

“This is not a campaign about ‘sides’, it is about getting a fair deal for business, the motorist and, indeed, the general public concerned with the UK’s economic recovery.” 

FairFuelUK which is backed by the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association - who between them represent over 20,000 businesses - and the RAC, which represents over 7 million motorists.
 

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