Fuel prices to rise as excise cut comes to an end (ABC News Radio National)

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Drivers can expect a price increase at the petrol pump following the end of the federal government's fuel excise cut from midnight tonight. And figures in the trucking industry are voicing their concerns over the federal government's decision to end the heavy vehicle road user charge discount. Lurian De Mello, Economist at Macquarie University, says the changes will have the biggest impact on diesel users.