Petrol Prices

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:42 pm on 15 May 2013.

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Photo of Edward Davey Edward Davey The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 12:42, 15 May 2013

The difference in the tax levied in the United States on petrol and diesel might be one of the main explanations. I have not made a study on the difference in price between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland either, but that might also have something to do with duty differentials.