WORCESTER'S MP is calling for the Chancellor to cut fuel duty in his Budget this month - urging him to give motorists a big spring boost.

Robin Walker is writing to George Osborne to spell out why he should take a calculated risk in the latest Budget before the elections.

The Tory MP has held talks with the 'FairFuelUK' campaign group and has penned a 'wish list' for the Chancellor which suggests even freezing fuel taxation may not go far enough.

Despite steady falling prices at the pumps in recent months around Worcestershire, the Government still takes more than 65 per cent of that money in taxes, the highest rate in the EU.

In January due to falling oil values the price of unleaded fell below £1 per litre at some county forecourts, and despite increases at the pumps since then the prices remain among the lowest this decade.

Mr Walker said: "I would argue that there is a clear rationale for actually cutting the duty - if prices go down more people fill up at the pumps and they also have more money in their pockets to spend elsewhere.

"The FairFuel UK campaign has shown how both a freeze and a 1p cut can bring in more revenue for the Treasury.

"I know it's difficult for the Treasury and civil servants may have another argument, but I think this wouldn't cost them money but would actually bring in more revenue."

Taxi driver Karl Hadley, 31, of Park Avenue, Northwick, said: "Things are a lot better than a few years ago but a cut would help massively.

"If it was cheaper it'd help taxi drivers, workers, everyone."

The price of unleaded was 107.9p a litre at Sainsbury's in Blackpole today, the cheapest in the city, while Tesco in St Peter's Drive and Worcester Express in London Road both are both charging 108.9p.

For diesel, Sainsbury's in Blackpole charged 114.9p a litre, while the second best price was 115.9p at both Elbery Park ServiceStation in Tolladine Road and Mrh Blackpole in Blackpole Road.

The AA says prices are up around 5p per litre, on average in just one month due to a £9.70 hike in the cost of a barrel of oil during February.

Edmund King, the AA president, said drivers are "fearing another spike" after a positive winter.

He said: “Just when drivers and businesses hoped that there might be some stability in petrol and diesel prices, commodity market greed has pushed up costs again and many petrol stations have wasted little time in passing them on."

The FairFuelUK campaign wants a 3p per litre cut in fuel duty.

The Chancellor gets just under 58p in fuel duty for every litre of petrol sold and there is 20 per cent VAT on top of that.

Mr Osborne's last Budget before the General Election will be on Wednesday, March 18, with The Sun newspaper reporting this week how he is expected to cut beer duty once again.

Mr Walker’s ‘wish list’ to him also includes a plea for additional infrastructure spending and more help for small businesses.