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• Christian Salvesen's halfyear distribution profits have increased by 20% through a strong contribution from the Continent and from Swift which signed deals with Texaco, BASF......

Budget Boosts Dery Past 40p Per Litre

• Hauliers' total running costs rose by an average of 1.8% this week when Chancellor Kenneth Clarke's Budget increased diesel duty from 37p to just over 40p. Jonathan Jempson,......

Main Points • Diesel: Increases By 3p/lit. • Ved: Frozen

for trucks. Recovery operators' vehicle excise duty to be placed on a sliding scale from £135 to £5,000. • National Insurance: Contributions down 0.6% for employees earning......