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  Opposition Day  - Reduction of Fuel Duties for the Most Remote Areas
  
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  @ MP voted aye to introduce a lower rate tax on fuel in the most remote areas.
  @ MP voted no against introducing a lower rate tax on fuel in the most remote areas.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against introducing a lower rate tax on fuel in the most remote areas.
  
  The text of the rejected motion was:
  
  :That this House
  :''notes'' that the oil price has reached $100 a barrel, and that diesel in the UK is the most expensive in Europe;
  :''further notes'' that the combination of the 1 January 2011 duty rise and the increase in value added tax is estimated to have added 3.5 pence to the cost of a litre of fuel;
  :''acknowledges'' the sharp rises in fuel prices over the past year and the resulting impact on headline inflation figures;
  :''recognises'' the financial pressure this places on hard-pressed families and businesses already struggling with high inflation and the impact of the recent rise in value added tax;
  :''condemns'' the Government's continued dithering over the implementation of a fuel duty regulator (or stabiliser) as neither a sustainable or stable way to make tax policy;
  :''further recognises'' the specific additional fuel costs for those living in remote and rural parts of the UK;
  :''is concerned'' that diesel in such places is approaching Â£7 per gallon;
  condemns the Government for its failure to prioritise the implementation of a fuel duty derogation; and
  :''calls'' for the introduction of a fuel duty derogation to the most remote areas at the earliest opportunity.
  
  
  This vote was [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2011-02-07&number=192&showall=yes#voters followed by one in which the majority of MPs voted to note the government's commitment to deliver a discount in fuel duty for certain remote rural areas].
  
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