Anthony Albanese is backing the end to fuel discounts even as prices are already increasing. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)Anthony Albanese is backing the end to fuel discounts even as prices are already increasing. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAPMotorists will pay an extra 16 cents per litre for petrol within days, with the prime minister backing the end to wartime fuel discounts even as fuel prices ramp back up. Depending on the situation in the Middle East and the availability of fuel supplies from the region, a discount could return as the government "will always examine cost-of-living issues'', he added. The prime minister's message, which comes as prices of unleaded petrol rise back up to almost $2 a litre, confirms the 16-cent a litre discount in fuel will come to an end on Sunday, ending four months of relief at the bowser.