Dery ta protest to Hea le
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A PROTEST over the deci not to cut the tax on dery gone to Chancellor D Healey from the Road Hau Association.
An RHA statement calls decision "a complete con diction of the Governmt avowed policy to reduce cost of living".
Budget increases of million on the cost of fue the haulage industry mt that prices were bound to and the decision not to revi the rise was a serious reve of the fight to keep pr down, said the RHA.
Fighting inflation
Hauliers must be questi ing the degree of commitm that the Government has tc policy of fighting inflation.
The decision was m. despite a cut in the tax petrol which cut prices around 5.5p a gallon for motorist while keeping pri high for the haulier.