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The Finance Minister is staying tight-lipped on whether another extension to fuel tax cuts is on the horizon. The Government pushed out the 25-cent reduction to petrol prices until the end of January, to ease the sting from high inflation. Low road user charges and half-price public transport fares are enjoying a similarly long stay of execution. Grant Robertson told Heather du Plessis-Allan the intention is to stick to that plan - to balance the cost of the lost income. But he says Covid-19 has taught us we must be nimble, flexible and responsive. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.