5p fuel duty cut extended to year end amid pump price pressure

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves had faced mounting pleas from forecourt retailers and motoring groups to scrap the increases 

The 5p cut in fuel duty has been extended until the end of the year, as government seeks to ease pressure on motorists and businesses facing rising pump prices caused by the Middle East conflict.

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