Move to reduce fuel duty increase fails
Summary
An effort to decrease the planned rise in fuel duty in Guernsey's 2026 budget was not successful. Deputies Jayne Ozanne and Liam McKenna proposed a smaller increase, but the majority vote rejected it. The Policy and Resources committee is considering changes to how fuel is taxed.Key Facts
- The proposal aimed to limit the fuel duty increase to 2.3% instead of 4.3%.
- Deputies voted against this proposal by six votes to 30.
- Jayne Ozanne argued that middle-income earners needed more support in the budget.
- P&R President Lindsay de Sausmarez stated the budget included a £600 rise in personal income tax allowances to help with living costs.
- The committee is working on possibly changing how the transport tax works.
- Ozanne mentioned public concern that the current fuel tax system is unfair to those who can't afford electric vehicles.
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