Red Diesel: Prices
Commons · Question 120024 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of Red Diesel on a) agriculture and horticulture, b) forestry, c) rail and d) marine; and what steps she is taking to help mitigate changes in prices.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Mar 2026
Certain sectors, such as agriculture and horticulture, retained access to red diesel after it was withdrawn from most sectors in 2022. In contrast to full duty diesel, taxed at 52.95 pence per litre (ppl), red diesel currently incurs a duty of 10.18 ppl. ...