Meaning of fuel duty | Babel Free
Definitions
A tax levied by the government on fuels like petrol (gasoline) and diesel.
UK, countable, uncountable
Examples
“"We need⟳ a different understanding of revenues and public expenditure. The 15-year freeze⟳ on fuel duty and lack of tax on aviation fuel are effectively a huge subsidy to those forms of travel⟳, but they are not described as subsidy because they are foregone revenue. Yet if you invest⟳ to hold⟳ rail fares, it's seen as subsidy."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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