| Further extension to temporary RUC (road user charges) reduction The Government has announced that it is further extending the temporary transport relief package. The package includes cuts to the cost of public transport and fuel excise duty, and a reduction in RUC rates by 36 percent (equivalent in savings to the fuel excise duty cut of 25 cents a litre). RUC rates were initially reduced from 21 April to 21 July 2022, and that reduction was then extended until 21 September 2022. The latest announcement means that the temporary reduction to RUC rates will remain in place until 31 January 2023. www.nzta.govt.nz/ruc-reduction-scheme |