Fuel duty will not go up next year, after deputies agreed to freeze it at 2026 rates.
The amendment, from Deputy Lee van Katwyk, was passed by a narrow 17 to 15 margin, with four abstentions and another four not voting or not present.
Deputy van Katwyk told the Assembly: “Over the past year, geopolitical turmoil has buffeted astronomical, nonsensical, historical high prices at the pumps.”
He said his amendment would “ease some of that pressure from families to fishermen, from enterprise to the economy”.
“People feel that the screw is being well and truly tightened,” he added.
He said the move would cost the States about £500,000 in lost income.
Voting against the proposal, Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez said the move would have a “significant negative financial impact in terms of the States’ income”.
The Policy and Resources President questioned Deputy van Katwyk’s numbers, arguing the amendment could cost the government “a little bit shy of a million”, while providing relatively modest household savings.
