38383 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 18 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38383 (2026)
Question asked:	31 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	14 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38383_2026
Document guid:	6e53d9de-2d9e-401c-9fab-689a699783a4

38383 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: What would the consequences have been, if any, for Treasury's Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update forecasts had no decision on fuel excise duty been made by 31 August 2026?

Hon Chris Bishop: There would have been no consequences. The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update forecasts would have reflected the planned fuel excise duty increases