Treasury claim that fuel duty freeze benefits economy ignores climate and air pollution impacts

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Treasury study admits economic modelling "is not intended to capture the impact of a reduction in fuel duty through externalities" such as congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions

The Treasury's new high profile study suggesting that a freeze in fuel duty delivers net benefits to the economy has completely ignored the likely impact on air pollution, carbon emissions, and congestion....

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