Rachel Reeves told petrol prices would be near record highs without current fuel duty cuts
PETROL prices would be near record highs without the current fuel duty cuts, Rachel Reeves was warned today.
The AA cheered the lowest pump costs since July 2021 - but says it is solely due to the 5p cut to the hated driving tax won by The Sun's Keep It Down campaign.
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Without the 5p cut, the cost of fuelling a car would now be an average 138.3p a litre, according to the AA.
The Keep It Down tax break for drivers is safe until next year.
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Luke Bosdet, spokesperson for the AA said: 'The importance of the continuing 5p cut in fuel duty cannot be underestimated.
'Without the duty cut, petrol would still be uncomfortably close to the record level seen before the pandemic and Ukraine war economic shock.
'The Chancellor needs to consider this in upcoming tax deliberations.'
The Sun's asks Rachel Reeves' constituents their thoughts on fuel duty rises
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Reeves was warned that petrol prices would be near record highs without the current fuel duty cuts
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