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01/04/2009
Motorists are paying an extra 2.12p for each litre of fuel, as a rise in duty comes into effect.
According to the AA, the tax increase means that the average family will pay £54 more each year to fill up.
The forecourt price of fuels has fallen in recent months, with the nationwide average on 31 March standing at 92.4p for a litre of unleaded, and 100.4p for diesel, according to PetrolPrices.com.
However, motoring organisations and hauliers had been calling for the duty rise to be postponed, to ease the pressure on individuals and businesses in the current economic environment.
In a recent AA/Populus poll, 81% of respondents were against the increase. Half of those polled called for a freeze in duty, while 31% said that they wanted to see it cut.
"These April fuel increases are no joke," said AA president Edmund King.
"Taking an extra £1 off drivers each time they fill up their fuel tank is a £1 taken away from high street and leisure spending that would help revive the economy."
According to PetrolPrices.com, taxation now makes up 71% of the price for a litre of unleaded petrol. "This means that 66 pence of the [93p price of an] average litre of unleaded now goes directly into a big Treasury tax revenue pot," an entry on the site blog explains.
Yesterday, a joint report by carmakers and the RAC Foundation claimed that motorists were already paying more than their fair share in tax.
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