CHAMBERS of Commerce, road hauliers and other business members from around the country have collectively written an open letter to Chancellor Alistair Darling, urging him to scrap the proposed increase in fuel duty, scheduled for April.
The Government has planned an increase of 2p per litre on fuel duty, which chamber members, especially hauliers and road de- pendent businesses claim is, “completely unwarranted” and could cost the haulage industry an estimated £170m.
The letter says the impact of the decision will severely damage the UK’s haulage industry, which is already battling against the high price of oil and a duty rise from last October.
