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...

PM plays down fuel duty changes

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...