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Has Cabinet taken any decision since Budget 2026 to defer, reduce, or cancel the 12 cents per litre increase in fuel excise duty scheduled for 1 January 2027; if so, on what date was that decision taken?

Answered Question 34886 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • Has Cabinet taken any decision since Budget 2026 to defer, reduce, or cancel the 12 cents per litre increase in fuel excise duty scheduled for 1 January 2027; if so, on what date was that decision taken?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

No Cabinet decision has been taken since the decision to return to the previous practice of regular fuel excise duty and road user charge increases from January 2027, as part of the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024.