UK will cancel a planned rise in motor fuel tax, PM says

​Britain ​will cancel ‌a planned rise ​in tax on motor ‌fuel, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday, part ‌of government efforts to ‌ease cost-of-living pressures driven in part by the Middle East conflict.

A ⁠5 ​pence-per-litre ⁠cut to fuel duty, which ⁠was due to expire in September, ​will now be extended ⁠until the rest of the year, ⁠he ​told parliament. He also said the government ⁠would give hauliers a 12-month road ⁠tax ⁠holiday.