Cameron fights the Treasury over UK fuel prices

David Cameron has stepped up an increasingly public battle with the Treasury over petrol prices by telling George Osborne he must ‘share the pain’ with the motorist. The Prime Minister yesterday again backed reforming the tax system to stabilise pump prices, just a...

Treasury rakes in an extra £2bn as fuel prices soar

The cost of oil will hand the Treasury a windfall in extra tax this year while motorists endure record petrol prices. The Government will collect about £12 billion in tax on North Sea oil revenues – 20 per cent more than ministers had forecast, according to latest...

Fuel Prices To Hit £70 A Tank By Easter

Motorists’ pockets will be hit even harder this year as petrol retailers predict the average cost of filling up a tank could soar to £70.Planned government tax rises could see a litre of unleaded rocket to £1.36, while diesel could go up to £1.40.Representatives...