article_snippet: British drivers would have the cheapest petrol in western Europe if tax was not added by the Treasury, official figures reveal.
article_snippet: Pre-tax petrol prices in the UK are lower than anywhere in the EU except Estonia, but when fuel duty and VAT are added the cost at the pump is among the highest.
article_snippet: Official data released by the government shows that the pre-tax costs of petrol in the UK has fallen to just 32.4p per litre, the second lowest in all of the EU except Estonia .
article_snippet: Total petrol prices have begun rising in recent weeks, after falling dramatically from £1.30 to £1.06 in the year to February.
article_snippet: But official data released by the government shows that the pre-tax costs of petrol has fallen to just 32.4p per litre, the second lowest in all of the EU.
highlights_snippet: Pre-tax  petrol is 32.4p per litre in the UK, only Estonia lower .
  
highlights_snippet: But after VAT and fuel duty is added, UK average price rises to £1.08 .
  