. BorisJohnson weighs up bumper 2p fuel duty cut in first motoring tax reduction for eight years
In the Tory leadership contest, Boris Johnson said he would “love” to be able to continue the freeze if he made it to No.10.IT’LL be a huge sigh of relief from Britain’s drivers if, as expected, Boris and Saj team up to cut fuel duty.Naysayers said it would “cost” the Treasury too much — ignoring the fact that a tax cut doesn’t cost anything, it just leaves more money in people’s pockets.
Plenty of energy is expended talking about trains and planes, but it’s cars that motor the economy. Ordinary families dropping the kids off at school, driving to work, doing the weekly shop.EU threatens to REFUSE trade deals with UK if we don’t cough up £38bnBOJO'S BEEB BLASTGovt 'should create new bank hol before Xmas to help tired working Brits'NO DRIVE ZONEChallenged at the G7 in Biarritz about the pledge, he said he was unable to comment on “fiscal events”.
But a Downing Street source said: “People need help with the cost of living and cutting fuel duty is one way we can help.”said: “Thanks to continued pressure from The Sun’s Keep it Down campaign, this is the first cut in fuel duty for nearly a decade.”Boris Johnson meets with Donald Tusk at a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit
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