Press release
Calls for fuel duty cuts - Friends of the Earth reaction
2 March 2012
Commenting on fresh calls today (Friday 2 March 2012) for fuel duty cuts, Friends of the Earth's Policy and Campaigns Director Craig Bennett said:
"Motorists are paying the price for the failure of successive Governments to reduce our cars' dependency on increasingly expensive overseas oil.
"Fuel duty cuts are not the solution - with oil prices hikes set to continue we need a fresh approach to give us a transport system we can all afford.
"Ministers must help fast-track the production of electric vehicles and super-efficient cars that burn less fuel - and provide decent alternatives to driving, such as better public transport and safer cycling."
ENDS
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Last modified: Mar 2012
