Labour under pressure to introduce £70 pay per mile road charges | Personal Finance | Finance
The shift from petrol and diesel cars to battery electric vehicles has created an urgent need to rethink how people pay to use the roads, according to Tony Blair’s think tank.
Income from fuel duty is set for a sharp decline leaving a black hole in government finances unless an alternative – such as pay per mile – is implemented.
Rachel Reeves is widely expected to confirm the end of a temporary 5p cut in fuel duty, and possibly announce an inflationary rise in the tax paid on petrol and…
