Rising fuel prices cost tow truck business £10,000, company says
A tow truck business says rising fuel prices have cost it £10,000. The company says fuel duty would need to be reduced by 30p to 50p per litre to provide help, but the supplied report does not identify the business or specify when the losses occurred.
A tow truck business says rising fuel prices have cost it £10,000.
The business says fuel duty would need to be cut by 30p to 50p per litre to help. The supplied report does not provide further details about the company or the period covered by the claimed cost.
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How would a 30p to 50p per litre fuel-duty cut affect public finances?
Who would benefit most from the proposed reduction in fuel duty?
What other measures, if any, has the business considered to reduce fuel costs?
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