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28 October 2026

Under-pressure UK transport and logistics firms “dodge Budget bullet”

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Source reporting: The Loadstar

Under-pressure UK transport and logistics firms “dodge Budget bullet”

UK logistics groups welcomed the decision in today’s new budget to maintain a 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut and avoid planned increases, and ensuring warehouse rates do not rise, but there have also been warnings that businesses continue to face significant cost pressures. In his first budget as chancellor – and first for the new Burnham government – John Healey rowed back plans to increase fuel duty by 3p per litre in ... The post Under-pressure UK transport and logistics firms “dodge Budget bullet” appeared first on The Loadstar .

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