Britain must accept tough times or face ruin, Rachel Reeves warns
is “boxed in” by pledges not to hike income tax, VAT or national insurance — and as a result faces huge pressure to cave in on petrol and diesel prices.Police splash out $150k on Cybertruck... but EV won’t be used to chase criminals
Now, fresh analysis from the Road Haulage Association shows if that went up 5p Britain’s GDP would be slashed by at least £430million each year after five years — cancelling out most of any extra revenue. RHA boss Richard Smith said: “With firms operating on average profit margins of just two per cent, and a record number of insolvencies last year, increasing fuel duty will only cause more hardship.“We urge the Government to maintain the freeze — otherwise there will be dangerous consequences for the many thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, including those operating lorries, coaches and vans.
Keir Starmer is plotting to add 10p to fuel duty but eco-mad Labour will hammer the country’s growth thunders
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