The Treasury Report issued w/c 14 April has met with two very different polarised reactions from logistics and environmental groups. the report concludes that that a reduction in fuel duty can benefit the economy.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement and the report echoed a study which it funded two years ago on behalf of the FairFuelUK campaign alliance undertaken by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The Freight Transport Association (FTA) said that the report confirmed something it had been telling government ‘for a very long time’.