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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 22nd March 2022 - Sunak to cut fuel duty by 5p?
Description: "The Chancellor will publish his Spring Statement tomorrow. He is facing pressure to do more than he wants to, to help households that face historic rises in the cost of living.
One of the measures that he is apparently considering is a cut of five pence in the duty that is charged on fuel. Duty currently makes up almost fifty-eight pence of the cost of a litre of fuel.
Having been credited with almost single-handedly saving households from disaster when the first Coronavirus lockdowns took place, Sunak is concerned about being seen as the person the country turns to in...