Rachel Reeves is warned that hiking fuel duty by 5p a litre will make the UK even more of an outlier in Europe – as drivers say hike comes at the ‘worst possible time’ [Video]

20:29 EDT 21 Oct 2024, updated 09:42 EDT 22 Oct 2024

Hiking fuel duty by 5p a litre will make the UK even more of an outlier in Europe, Rachel Reeves has been warned.

New analysis by the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows Britain already has the highest duty on diesel and is ninth highest for petrol, compared with EU countries.

If the Chancellor does not renew a ‘temporary’ 5p cut in fuel duty, which is due to end in March next year, the UK will rise to sixth for petrol.