Guernsey fuel duty set to be frozen in 2027

Fuel duty in Guernsey is set to be frozen at its current level in 2027.

Deputies agreed in principle to keep tax on motor fuel at 90.5p per litre.

Deputy Lee Van Katwyk, who forwarded the move, said it would save motorists 4p per litre at the pump - it will go to a final vote with the wider 2027 budget before it is fully approved.

Policy & Resources President Lindsay de Sausmarez said the move would reduce States income by more than £900,000 in 2027.

A total of 17 deputies voted in favour, with 14 against - four abstained.

De Sausmarez said households in the lowest 20% of income would only see a £16 benefit across the year with frozen duty.

"That benefit is quite modest compared with the financial impact to the States of just shy of £1m pounds," De Sausmarez said.

Van Katwyk said it was one way to make it a more "people focused" budget.

"I know that with my talks with Guernsey people, they don't feel like they are getting anything from this budget," he said.

"We are more expensive than Jersey, the Isle of Man and the UK and they have VAT on top of the duty."

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