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Fuels: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 126361 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the Exchequer of introducing an Essential User Rebate for fuel.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 20 Apr 2026

The Government is already taking action on fuel affordability at the pump. At Budget 2025, the Government extended the 5p-per-litre cut for a further five months, until the end of August this year. The Government has also cancelled the increase in line wi...