Alistair Darling - What would you like to do to him?

UK treasury coffers have swelled by more than £2 billion above expectations over the last six months thanks to the boom in oil prices, yet chancellor Alistair Darling still plans to increase fuel duty by 2 pence on April 1.

Figures from the British Chamber of Commerce reveal that the Government has generated an extra £1.7 billion in taxes and VAT from North Sea oil and gas companies along with a further £481 million from its 2p increase in fuel duty last October.

Last week oil prices hit an all time high, peaking at nearly over $104 per barrel, pouring even more money into the treasury but Mr Darling is still sticking by his plan to add 2p to the price of fuel.