Plea for fuel discounts plan to be extended to Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire’s Executive Board Member for Rural Affairs has welcomed plans for fuel discounts for people in remote areas – but says they don’t go far enough. Cllr Jim Jones said the Government proposals only currently extended to Gwynedd, Anglesey, Monmouthshire and Powys. It means that, if successful, motorists in those rural areas will pay less at the pump than they do now. The rebate scheme already applies in the Scottish islands and the Scilly Isles, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has now said it could be broadened out to other remote UK locations. The move aims to help those people living in remote locations where the cost of transporting fuel leads to a higher price at the pump. For the proposal to be successful it will have to have permission from the European Commission. Cllr Jones said: “This is something I very much welcome, and I hope that the Government is successful in getting this scheme extended to these remote areas. “However, here in Carmarthens...