National calls for Regional Fuel Tax to be dropped amid ‘cost-of-living crisis’

The Government collects 77.28 cents per litre as fuel excise, while Aucklanders pay an extra 10 cents per litre for petrol and diesel through the regional fuel tax, Stuff reports. But Auckland’s regional fuel tax should be scrapped in the face of rising fuel prices, Opposition leader Christopher Luxon says. “My view is that actually we don’t think we need a regional fuel tax in Auckland. We are very interested in congestion pricing and other mechanisms… to fund public transport.”