How long before the next fuel protests?
05-15-2004, 12:14 AM
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Originally posted by Dog Biscuit
There's less tax on fuel here so it's cheaper (although earnings are less), but compare the price hikes over the past couple months: from 79 cents per litre to 101 cents per litre!!!
There's less tax on fuel here so it's cheaper (although earnings are less), but compare the price hikes over the past couple months: from 79 cents per litre to 101 cents per litre!!!
05-15-2004, 02:26 AM
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Tax is a very complicated issues as you all know but my issues with the whole regime is the hidden nature of these. We have fuel duty & tax. VAT is then calculated not only on the fuel costs but also the duty and tax. Double taxation is horrible. I am not naive about the role which taxation plays in the economy but I am tired of paying and getting nothing in return.
We pay VAT, income tax, NI, Council Tax, road tax, insurance premium tax, pension funds taxes etc. Per my last calculations I am paying somewhere in the region of 77p for every
We pay VAT, income tax, NI, Council Tax, road tax, insurance premium tax, pension funds taxes etc. Per my last calculations I am paying somewhere in the region of 77p for every
05-15-2004, 02:32 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rahula
We pay VAT, income tax, NI, Council Tax, road tax, insurance premium tax, pension funds taxes etc. Per my last calculations I am paying somewhere in the region of 77p for every
We pay VAT, income tax, NI, Council Tax, road tax, insurance premium tax, pension funds taxes etc. Per my last calculations I am paying somewhere in the region of 77p for every
05-15-2004, 02:43 AM
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I have a company Vectra that runs on LPG at 38p litre, its always a big shock when I fill up the S2000 at 83p a litre.
Certainly takes the shine off having such a superb car (the S2000 that is)
I think all governments take the p*ss because we dont stand up for ourselves as much as we should, unlike the French and Italians for example.
Bring on the protests I say.
Certainly takes the shine off having such a superb car (the S2000 that is)
I think all governments take the p*ss because we dont stand up for ourselves as much as we should, unlike the French and Italians for example.
Bring on the protests I say.
05-15-2004, 02:51 AM
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my local tesco is charging 81.9p a litre.........god knows that Opti is now?
my local tesco is charging 81.9p a litre.........god knows that Opti is now?
I saw one garage yesterday was supposed to be selling at over
05-15-2004, 03:51 AM
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MT was right though - if the fuel duty doesn't come from petrol, the tax will have to come from somewhere else if we want to maintain spending on healthcare, education, charging around in the desert etc.
Although not a Green, I'd rather burn less fossil fuel where possible (unlike in the States) - higher tax on fuel achieves this, with correspondingly lower taxation elsewhere.
Although not a Green, I'd rather burn less fossil fuel where possible (unlike in the States) - higher tax on fuel achieves this, with correspondingly lower taxation elsewhere.