4 Mar 2024

Govt announces plans to increase fuel tax by 12 cents per litre

From Checkpoint, 4:22 pm on 4 March 2024

The government has announced plans to increase petrol excise tax by 12 cents per litre in 2027 to help pay for new roads.

The previous Labour government proposed the same hike coming into force, but six months earlier.

Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch speaks to Lisa Owen.