FTA urges chancellor to cut fuel duty to drive economic growth11 March 2015

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling on the chancellor to cut fuel duty, saying that the economic recovery could accelerate more quickly with a 3p per litre reduction.

In its pre-budget submission to the chancellor, FTA says the freeze on fuel duty has provided "much-needed economic relief", but adds that more can be done in next week's budget announcement (18 March).

FTA points to two studies (from the Centre for Economics and Business Research, and the National Institute for Economic and Social Research), which it says provide evidence that a cut in fuel duty could boost jobs, GDP and even deliver a net increase in tax revenue.

"Both the prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer continue to emphasise that the government's primary objective is to protect and build on the recent encouraging signs that growth is returning to the UK economy," says Karen Dee, FTA's director of policy.

"FTA believes that a reduction in fuel duties of 3p per litre would make an important contribution to this objective."

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