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Labour MPs across Cumbria call on Treasury to change fertiliser tariffs

Following the Government's action to lower the cost of red diesel for farmers by slashing fuel duty, the MPs believe there is a strong case for building on that action by looking carefully at fertiliser tariffs

Mia Willemsen
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Labour MPs across Cumbria call on Treasury to change fertiliser tariffs

草榴社区 across Cumbria are facing a difficult combination of rising costs, uncertainty in global markets and the wider impact of instability caused by the US war with Iran, says a letter written to the...

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