GEORGE Osborne was last night urged to reverse the VAT rise on petrol as a way of providing some “immediate relief” for cash- strapped motorists and hauliers.
The Chancellor had committed an “own goal” in allowing the recent hike to 20%, which was part of an “extreme and reckless strategy” on the economy, Labour claimed.
As petrol prices climb above £1.31 a litre, shadow chancellor Ed Balls said Labour would force a Commons vote aimed at reversing the rise.
But he declined to commit to a wider VAT cut.
