Richard Smith, managing director of the RHA, warned: “A fuel duty hike remains a food price hike. Everything on a supermarket shelf got there on a lorry or van, so when it costs more to move it, it costs more for us all to buy it.
“Wednesday is the last chance for the Chancellor to change course. He can’t control the price of fuel, but he can control what the Treasury adds to it.”
Mr Smith called on the Government to scrap the planned fuel duty rises and provide a rebate of 15p a litre to lorry, van and coach businesses.
A HMT spokesperson told GB News: “As has always been the case, decisions on tax are a matter for the Chancellor to set out at fiscal events, and we do not routinely comment on rumour, speculation or proposals.”