Why a “fair fuel stabiliser” would be bad policy

The government does not receive a “windfall” from higher petrol prices.

There’s a notable interview with Robert Chote, the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, in today’s Financial Times in which he repudiates the notion of a “fair fuel stabiliser”.

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