Fuel duty receipts during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↑ 3.7%+£959m £ million
Fuel duty receipts rose by 3.7% over the period, from £26.2bn £ million (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to £27.2bn (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: £26.2bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: £27.2bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Duty received on hydrocarbon oils in the financial year: the fuel duty element of the price of petrol and diesel, before VAT.
Doesn’t measure: VAT charged on top of the duty, or how much of the pump price is tax overall.