Government announces a drop in fuel taxes from midnight!

Fuel excise duties and road user charges will drop 25c a litre each for the next three months.

R.I.P to those who fueled their cars up over the weekend...

The Government has announced today that fuel prices will be decreasing at midnight tonight after last week's prices increased over $3 a litre.

Fuel excise duties and road user charges have been reduced by 25 cents a litre and will continue to have the reduction over the next three months.

Public transport fares will be slashed in half from April 1st for three months. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters,

"We expect continued volatility, and this affects everything."

Here's hoping that this change will still allow us to have our Friday night uber eats!