article_snippet: With just weeks until Budget, the revelation will pile pressure for fuel duty cuts on George Osborne who has called on fuel companies to reduce charges in the wake of falling global oil prices.
article_snippet: Ministers including George Osborne and George Osborne Lib Dem deputy Danny Alexander have repeatedly said the price on forecourts must fall to reflect the cheaper wholesale costs for fuel firms.
article_snippet: For all the Chancellor's calls on oil companies to cut the cost of petrol and diesel the person who has the biggest influence over pump prices is Mr Osborne himself. '
article_snippet: Despite recent freezes in fuel duty, more than two-thirds of what we pay on the forecourts goes to the Treasury. '
article_snippet: We agree with all the Chancellor that the cost of fuel is a big burden for the nation's 37 million motorists but if all the Chancellor really wants to ease that burden then all the Chancellor could do so overnight by reducing fuel tax.'
article_snippet: The revelation will pile pressure on Chancellor George Osborne who has called on fuel companies to reduce charges in the wake of falling global oil prices .
article_snippet: Howard Cox, founder of the FairFuelUK Campaign, said: 'For decades the highest fuel duty in Europe has held back the beneficial affects of having the lowest pre tax pump prices. '
article_snippet: It's time that all parties recognise that lower pump prices are good for the hard pressed 32m motorists and businesses by generating other positive growth taxes through lower fuel duty levies.
article_snippet: the Treasury insisted that since 2011, the Government has scrapped the fuel duty escalator that would have increased fuel duty by 1 penny per litre above inflation every year.
article_snippet: Ministers claim that pump prices will be 18p per litre lower by the end of the parliament, compared to the Labour government's fuel duty plans.
article_snippet: A the Treasury spokesman said: 'We have frozen fuel duty for the remainder of the parliament, resulting in the longest duty freeze in over 20 years. '
article_snippet: Due to the Government's action on fuel duty since 2011, by the end of the parliament pump prices will be nearly 18 pence per litre lower than the parliament would have been under previous fuel duty plans. '
article_snippet: This represents a saving of £10 for the typical motorist each time they fill up they tank.'
highlights_snippet: Makes the pump price in the UK fifth highest in all of European Union .
  
highlights_snippet: Motoring groups call on George Osborne to announce cut in Budget .