Fuel Duty in Orkney
Posted Mon, Oct 11th 2010, 19:13STEPS are afoot to introduce a five pence discount on fuel duty for Orkney and other island communities, the chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander announced at the Scottish LibDems autumn conference at Dunfermline.
The move, which could still take some time to deliver, was hailed as “great news” by local isles MP and Government Whip Alistair Carmichael. Alistair has been campaigning for this duty reduction for at least 10 years and it will be very welcome News for Islanders who currently pay up to 15p a litre more than UK mainland prices.
