Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Spring Budget 2023 – response

Mar 16, 2023Comments off

The industry has given a cautious welcome to the Spring Budget presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. In particuler the continued freeze

Planned fuel duty increase will stifle econ...

Nov 21, 2022Comments off

A proposed 23% increase in fuel duty, which equates an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content

The Autumn Statement: The industry response

Nov 18, 2022Comments off

On Thursday 17th of November, Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, laid out the Government’s plans to repair the economy and plot a course out

Emergency Budget: What it means for drivers...

Oct 18, 2022Comments off

The Chancellor’s Emergency Budget has some serious implications for drivers and fleet-operating businesses. In response, Matthew Walters, Head of Consultancy Services at LeasePlan UK, has

Response to the UK Government’s ̵...

Sep 26, 2022Comments off

On Friday, 23rd September 2022, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng published his ‘mini-budget’ to address the current national financial situation

Government contradiction over red diesel re...

Apr 04, 2022Comments off

In his Spring Statement the Chancellor announced a 5p-a-litre cut in fuel duty. But, with the end of the rebate on red diesel coming in

Spring Statement

Spring Statement: Industry responds

Mar 24, 2022Comments off

Yesterday, 23rd March 2022, Rishi Sunak delivered his Spring Statement. In it he stated that fuel duty will be cut by 5p until March 2023,

Welsh fuel prices

Record pump prices are hurting drivers and ...

Mar 07, 2022Comments off

It is possible that petrol and diesel prices are to rocket even further by 10p to 20p per litre this coming week. Howard Cox of

Transport sector gives mixed response to Au...

Nov 01, 2021Comments off

The RHA has welcomed moves to help the transport and logistics sector contained in the government’s Autumn Budget which it said were “campaigning wins for

AA calls for VAT to be scrapped on electric...

Jul 05, 2021Comments off

The AA and members are calling on the Government to scrap VAT on the sale of electric cars on the Autumn Budget to help boost