Govt 'turning a blind eye' to fuel smuggling

Petrol retailers in the North hit out at the British government today for rejecting the demands of MPs to cut fuel tax in a bid to wipe out a £300m (€447.5m) smuggling racket.

Govt 'turning a blind eye' to fuel smuggling

Petrol retailers in the North hit out at the British government today for rejecting the demands of MPs to cut fuel tax in a bid to wipe out a £300m (€447.5m) smuggling racket.

An all-party Westminster Committee claimed cross-border petrol and diesel operations could be dealt a fatal blow by bringing duty levels into line with the Irish Republic.

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