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Set VAT and duty on fuel at a fixed amount

Submitted by David Kennedy on Friday 13th March 2026

Published on Tuesday 14th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 14th October 2026

Current Signatures: 86
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Duty ~ Expected ~ Fixed ~ Fuel ~ Fuel Duty ~ fuel prices ~ IMPACT ~ Iran ~ month ~ place ~ Pounds ~ Price ~ Prior ~ pumps ~ Quarter ~ Return ~ RISE ~ Tax ~ The War ~ Treasury ~ Unexpected ~ War

Petition Action

Set VAT and duty on fuel at a fixed amount

Petition Details

The war in Iran has resulted in a significant rise in fuel prices at the pumps. Of this rise around 50% is a consequence of VAT and fuel duty that risen proportionally as a percentage of the pump price.

Additional Information

The unexpected and unplanned for increase in fuel taxes is estimated by some to equate to a quarter of a billion pounds extra revenue to the Treasury for each month that the impact of the war persists.

We believe the Government should fix VAT and fuel duty at a set amount, equivalent to that which was in place prior to the war in Iran, until wholesale prices return to the prices that were in place prior to the war.

We believe this would have no significant impact on expected government revenues however would provide some relieve to the consumers of fuel oil.


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