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Don’t let Covid derail decarbonisation
Responding to the 2021 Budget, OFTEC chief executive Paul Rose said: “The Chancellor didn’t hold back in outlining the financial toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the UK economy,...
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Driven to succeed
...day after the chancellor’s Autumn Statement, he was optimistic about the fuels side of the business. “Now the fuel duty has been put off, it gives us breathing space. It’s...
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Logistics UK calls for diesel duty cut to protect UK economy
...one of the UK’s biggest business groups, Logistics UK. Record cost increases ‘cannot be absorbed’ Writing to Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ahead of the Budget 2022, Elizabeth...
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Lobbying for a better off-grid deal
...Hammond to better recognise the fuel and oil distribution sector, the FPS asked the chancellor to do more to assist both homeowners and members. “Although the Budget did produce some...
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UK road fuels – competition is ‘working well’
...real issue of fuel duty and the chancellor still has to do something.” Mr Hookham’s message to the consumer at the pumps was: “In our view, the quickest and most...
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£20million HGV driver facility funding boost for logistics sector
...of National Highways’ existing £169 million Users and Communities Fund and, when added to the £32.5million previously committed in the Chancellor’s budget, takes the total government investment in driver facilities...
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A hike in fuel duty?
...Transport for London’s own data that shows NOx emissions were in decline all on their own, without the ULEZ tax’. Pointing out that chancellor Sajid Javid has promised to continue...
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Immediate decarbonisation must be a priority for next PM
...add up. During his time as Chancellor under Boris Johnson, Mr Sunak pushed to fast-track the approval of six oil and gas fields and blocked the Department of Business, Energy...
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UK and allies announce price cap of $60 on Russian Oil
...oil products will come into force on the 5th February, to align with EU timelines for a parallel measure. Clamp down on war funding Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said: “The UK...
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Survey suggests supply chain at risk unless action taken
...by Government is taken to ensure the health of the UK supply chain. “In June 2022, Logistics UK wrote to Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi MP asking him to take decisive action...
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UKIFDA responds to government consultations
...announced by the Chancellor in his summer statement, households face a big initial outlay to make the energy efficiency improvements that enable technologies like heat pumps to be retrofitted. Managing...
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Logistics sector welcomes Spring Budget retention of fuel duty cut
...was an opportunity for the Chancellor to ensure continued – and potentially increased – investment in green growth and fulfilling careers, while keeping prices down in the shops.” Funds for...
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Ken’s Corner: why change for the sake of change is not the change we need
...Positive change As an industry, we are submitting a request to the chancellor that, on March 6th, he remove the duty on HVO, and we are also advocating for a...
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Red diesel rebate change – the unwelcome impacts and contradictions
...to reconsider failing to secure a stay of execution, the new rules are now in place, coming into effect just days after the Chancellor cut fuel duty by 5p a...
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UK businesses pledge £3bn investment and call on PM to back British hydrogen
...green jobs. A letter from the group to Chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this year stated; “As you look to design a post-COVID recovery, we encourage you to focus on creating...
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Calls for ‘vital’ fuel tax cut to remove inflationary pressures on distributors
As the inflationary pressures on business costs continue to soar, Logistics UK has called on Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi MP to take decisive action to protect the nation’s supply chain and...
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Budget priority – reduce fuel duty
...its pre Budget submission to George Osborne, FTA argues that the chancellor’s priorities must be to: • Ease cost pressure on domestic freight activity and stimulate economic growth through consumer...
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Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector
...to train staff. Apprenticeships are the backbone for downstream training programmes and will continue to be important in future, so we are glad to hear the Chancellor say that they...