by Karl Dyson | Jan 9, 2011 | Fuel Prices
UK Petrol stations are stepping up their forecourt security amid fears of a surge in the number of cash-strapped motorists who fill up then drive off without paying. The average price of a litre of unleaded is now 124p thanks to the VAT rise, up from 107p a year ago....
by Karl Dyson | Jan 9, 2011 | Fuel Prices
David Cameron has played down the possibility of a “fair fuel stabiliser” to limit fuel duty rises – amid calls from business groups to introduce one. The PM said he had asked the Treasury to look at the mechanism which would cut fuel duty when oil...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 7, 2011 | Fuel Prices
The United States Thursday voiced misgivings about Pakistan government’s decision to reverse a recent hike in fuel prices, saying, “they’re important for its long-term economic stability. “Our position is that … Pakistan needs to...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 6, 2011 | Fuel Prices
David Cameron today breathed new life into longstanding Conservative plans to rein back escalating fuel prices by saying he was working with the Treasury on a “fair fuel stabiliser” aimed at keeping fuel duty down when oil prices rise. He said the joint...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 6, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Britain faces the prospect of a fresh wave of fuel protests after campaigners and MPs condemned new tax rises that will see the price of petrol increase by more than 3p a litre this week. A campaign group of farmers and hauliers which was behind the fuel blockades a...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 3, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Bolivian President Evo Morales has rescinded a decree issued less than a week ago that raised fuel prices by more than 70 per cent and led to civil unrest. Bolivian President Evo Morales, right, accompanied by Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera, gestures as he speaks...
