Cowardice, and a misreading of the problem
Given supply side constraints (and the climate crisis), we want to discourage consumption whilst protecting those on low incomes
Why not just provide targeted support?
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Tom Yates
As an aside, one thing often missed in the furious fuel duty debate is that the increase planned for September is a grand total of ... 1p per litre. Would that even be noticeable?