Sunak refuses to rule out 12p-a-litre fuel duty hike in March Budget

The prime minister said decisions on taxes are for the chancellor to announce

The Office for Budget Responsibility said the move would add around 12p per litre to pump prices (PA) (PA)

Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out the prospect of motorists facing a 12p-a-litre hike in fuel duty in March.

A 23 per cent increase in the duty is pencilled in, but chancellors have repeatedly frozen the levy in the past.

Asked to confirm that the rise will not go ahead, the prime minister told MPs he would not comment on matters that are the responsibility of chancellor Jeremy Hunt.