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Chancellor Rishi Sunak told hiking fuel duty will hurt NHS while it fights coronavirus NewsColony TORY MPs warned the Chancellor that hiking fuel duty in the Budget will hurt the NHS while it is under strain dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. They said ending the fuel duty freeze , which would add 2p per litre to petrol and diesel, would increase the cost of transportation for ambulances and other key NHS vehicles. ⚠️ Read our   coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 2 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned against hiking fuel duty by Tory MPs Credit: Getty Images – Getty Senior Tory MP Robert Halfon warned: “They would be giving with one hand and taking away with the other.” His warning came as he led a delegation of colleagues delivering a letter signed by 36 Tory MPs urging Rishi Sunak to ditch any plans to hike fuel duty in Wednesday’s Budget . And the FairFuelUK campaign handed in a petition signed by 134,000 motorists against the move. Th...