Osborne freezes fuel duty until the 2015 election
News
4 Oct 2013
George Osborne yesterday vowed to freeze fuel duty for the next two years, ensuring the chancellor will go into the 2015 election without ever raising tax on petrol.
In a surprise announcement, the chancellor told the Conservative party conference in Manchester that, providing other savings can be found, he will ensure motorists are untouched.
“Conservatives don’t just talk about being on the side of hard-working people – we show it day in day out in the policies we deliver,” Osborne said.
The Conservatives claim that their decision to abolish the fuel duty escalator and other planned increases means petrol will be 13p a litre cheaper than if Labour had remained in power.
