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Resolution Foundation urges Chancellor John Healey to increase fuel duty

The Resolution Foundation think tank has called on the government to increase fuel duty, sparking criticism ahead of the upcoming Budget.

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The Resolution Foundation think tank has urged Chancellor John Healey to increase fuel duty, the Daily Mail reported. The recommendation comes ahead of the government's upcoming Budget, despite requests for Ministers to support motorists facing high pump prices. [1]

According to the Daily Mail, the Resolution Foundation stated that continuing the long-standing freeze on fuel duty should not be a priority for the government. The think tank argued that the freeze mainly benefits wealthy individuals and suggested that the levy should be raised every few months. [1]

The proposal has sparked outrage among critics, the Daily Mail said. Former Resolution Foundation chief executive Torsten Bell currently serves as a Treasury minister. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Prime Minister Andy Burnham took office in July 2026. The government faces economic challenges, with previous analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warning that real-term family incomes could drop significantly by 2029. [3][4]

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In short

  • The Resolution Foundation called on Chancellor John Healey to increase fuel duty ahead of the Budget.
  • The think tank argued that continuing the fuel duty freeze mainly benefits the wealthy.
  • The Daily Mail reported that the think tank recommended raising the levy every few months.
  • Torsten Bell, a former chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, serves as a Treasury minister.

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  1. [1]Healey is urged by Labour's favourite think tank to hit motorists at the pumpsDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Lord Mountbatten on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Andy Burnham on Wikipedia
  3. [4]Labour faces worst parliamentary term for living standards, think tank warns FTMQ News, 10d ago
  4. [5]Think tank identifies three thousand English and Welsh welfare hotspots FTMQ News, 1d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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