Curious numbers behind the fuel duty cut
Faisal Islam blogs on the economics – at home and abroad – behind the chancellor’s decision not to raise the tax on fuel duty.
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Faisal Islam blogs on the economics – at home and abroad – behind the chancellor’s decision not to raise the tax on fuel duty.
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