Fuels: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 96103 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the contribution of fuel duty to inflation and the cost of living; and whether she will review current rates in the context of wider price pressures.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 10 Dec 2025
Pump prices are at their lowest levels since 2021, before Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine led to soaring prices and the introduction of a temporary 5p cut in fuel duty. At Budget 2025, the Government therefore announced continued support for people a...