Lost fuel revenue will be recovered by spending boost, Treasury claims

Dom Browne

14 April 2014

The Treasury has claimed that its real terms cuts to fuel duty have helped grow GDP by between 0.3% and 0.5% in the long-term, meaning it could eventually recover a large chunk of the £22.5bn in lost revenue over the parliament.

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