Fuel prices are expected to increase after cuts to fuel excise expire at midnight on Monday, according to a government minister. Both reports say the minister frames the expected movement as a gradual rise, stating fuel prices are likely to “creep up” when the excise reduction no longer applies. The articles connect the timing directly to the end of the excise cut, indicating that prices may change immediately as the policy lapses at the specified hour. Neither report provides detailed pricing forecasts beyond the expectation of a mild upward shift, and no additional causes for price movements are cited. The coverage focuses on the policy end date and the minister’s comment about the likely impact on retail fuel prices, suggesting any increase would follow the removal of the tax cut rather than new external factors. The reports therefore present a single, consistent message: the excise cut ends at midnight Monday, and fuel prices are expected to rise afterward.