Reeves freezes fuel duty for now as she confirms 3p-a-mile electric vehicle charge
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#71RCA)
Rishi Sunak's temporary' 5p-a-litre cut to be reversed in stages from next September in effort to keep EVs attractive
Fuel duty will be frozen again, but only for five months until September 2026, the chancellor has announced, as she confirmed a new 3p-a-mile charge for electric cars from 2028.
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty in April at 52.95p a litre for petrol and diesel, a 16th successive year without a rise, but the so-called temporary" 5p cut introduced by Rishi Sunak will be reversed in stages from September.
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