The government has been urged to reduce the burden on UK transport firms and boost the economy by bringing an end to the recent fuel duty rises.
According to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), the fuel tax on hauliers has increased by a total of 16 per cent over the course of the past two years.
This prompted the organisation to meet with treasury minister Sarah McCarthy-Fry this week to call for an end to the hikes in the forthcoming budget.
RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said: "We were there to discuss the transport industry and I was able to lay our cards firmly on the table and tell those present that, as far as fuel duty is concerned, enough really is enough."
He called for a "clear distinction" to be made between the ways in which trucks and cars are taxed in order to help ease the burden and increase fairness for hauliers.
Fellow industry organisation the Freight Transport Association also hit out at duty rates this week after the government revealed that fuel costs had been one of the main contributory factors to the sharp rise in annual inflation last year.
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