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Warnings of pain when petrol tax cuts end.The 25-cent reduction, alongside slashed road user charges and half priced public transport fares, have been extended until the end of January.Stats NZ data shows inflation to June sat at 7.3 percent.Waitomo Fuel's chief operating officer says when the Government stops fuel relief - suppliers and customers will need ample warning.Simon Parham told Andrew Dickens there was no heads up when the cuts first came in, which is hard on suppliers.He says fuel companies are storage constrained - and don't have the infrastructure to pump out a months worth of fuel in one or two days.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.