34886 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

34886 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Has Cabinet taken any decision since Budget 2026 to defer, reduce, or cancel the 12 cents per litre increase in fuel excise duty scheduled for 1 January 2027; if so, on what date was that decision taken?

Hon Chris Bishop: No Cabinet decision has been taken since the decision to return to the previous practice of regular fuel excise duty and road user charge increases from January 2027, as part of the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024.