Vote SNP for lower fuel tax

Are you browned off by high fuel prices?

Describing a vote for the SNP as a vote for lower fuel taxes SNP candidate Angela Constance has slammed the Chancellor for allowing fuel costs to spiral, threatening local jobs.

SNP candidate in the Livingston by-election, Angela Constance, and SNP MP for Moray, Angus Robertson have today called for voters in Livingston to let Labour and the Chancellor know that they are "browned off by high fuel prices".

Launching the SNP's latest campaign leaflet ­ in the form of a postcard to the Chancellor calling for lower fuel bills ­ Ms Constance said:

"The high price of fuel is going to be a major issue in this by-election and the SNP is giving the people of Livingston the chance to make a difference and tell the Chancellor and the Labour Party that they are browned off by the high cost of petrol and diesel at the pumps.

"Since May there has been an increase of 9p a litre in the price of fuel, at an average cost to local motorists of almost £10 a month. With the very real prospect of petrol and diesel breaking through the £1 a litre mark, motorists in this area will be facing even higher bills, leaving them with less to spend in local shops and businesses.

"While motorists and hauliers feel the pinch, every penny rise in the cost of fuel at the pumps means that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, rakes in £20 million in extra VAT. This is money that could and should go back into people's pockets and be used to cut fuel duties."

Angus Robertson added:

"The Chancellor was recently pressurised into announcing a freeze on fuel duties but this move is not enough in the face of these record pump prices ­ especially with fuel prices in this area above the UK average.

"With the by-election only a few weeks away, we have an opportunity to send a powerful message to Gordon Brown and the Labour government.

"A vote for the SNP is a vote for lower fuel taxes, and with the eyes of the country on Livingston, this is one message we can send loud and clear on polling day."

The postcard to the Chancellor reads:


"Dear Chancellor, we are paying too much for petrol and diesel at the pumps..

"You take as much as two-thirds of the price of petrol and diesel in tax and have the power to cut our fuel bills.

"Each 1p rise in the pump price gives you an extra £20 million in VAT. I think this money should be put back into our pockets through a cut in fuel duties.

"If the Labour government won't help the motorists of this country, then why should we support you? "

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