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MSE News: George Osborne plans fuel duty freeze extension

Former_MSE_Helen
Former_MSE_Helen Posts: 2,382 Forumite
edited 1 October 2013 at 9:46AM in Motoring
"Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to extend a fuel duty freeze until May 2015..."
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George Osborne plans fuel duty freeze extension

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  • mr_jrt
    mr_jrt Posts: 61 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Uh huh. ...and what about rail fares?
  • oldhand
    oldhand Posts: 3,748 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Wont stop fuel companies putting it up though and of course the more it rises the more tax revenue he collects......
  • gilbert_and_sullivan
    gilbert_and_sullivan Posts: 3,238 Forumite
    edited 2 October 2013 at 1:31PM
    And in other news Red Ed follows in true marxist traditon by threatening to freeze prices companies can charge for home power.

    Nice and neat those deckchairs chaps well done, whats that number one, an iceberg, poppycock.
  • Buzby
    Buzby Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    Only IF he can afford it. There must be an election somewhere.
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    He's not put it up yet so it's looking good. If Labour were still in 'power' we'd be paying 20p a litre more, so we can't complain
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