Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
Ooooh! There's gonna be a review into petrol and diesel prices. Maybe they'll confirm what I've suspected all along, that the taxman is ripping motorists off by levying far too much tax.
6p off diesel and petrol for next 3 months.....
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growingvegetables
Guru
Not a hope.
Their call for information is about the market. Issues of supermarkets' and major oil companies' practices; independent retailers; competition between fuel retailers.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
Probably not, but it does raise awareness of how much the taxman is creaming off *.
A huge amount of tax is paid by many people on what is a necessity, and most of it isn't visibly re-invested in transport infrastructure.
* A while back someone started a campaign to have a proper statement on all receipts of what tax had been paid. For most goods this is VAT, but for alcohol, fuel etc. it's a lot more than VAT. Obviously our elected representatives didn't agree, they didn't want the total tax to be shown in black and white!
The Jogger
Legendary Member
About time somebody attempted to bring these ultra rich oil barons under control, they are as bad as the bankers.
The Jogger
Legendary Member
Amen 
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User482
Guest
The percentage taken by the treasury has decreased not increased.
Drago
Legendary Member
Indeed, andcthecrisevin taxation had been counter productive - as tax rose, demand has fallen and the Governent are now receiving less revenue from road fuel than they did in 2010. I had to fill the wife's Disco up yesterday - I nearly crapped myself as it swallowed the thick end of £90 of DERV, so I can see why folk are using less.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
Unfortunately I haven't yet seen a good justification as to why motoring fuels have to cost so much.
Yes, it has. But the chunk taken by HMRC is still very large.
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User482
Guest
It's to raise revenue. It's generally paid by people who can afford it, penalizes polluters and can be reduced by those prepared to make choices in their lives.
What other taxes would you raise to compensate for the loss in revenue?
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
And, as yellow tim will know because I'm sure he's read the thread, it's still very low compared with the economic cost of motoring.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
Taxes on fuel always hit the poorest harder than anyone else, so I'd say
1. anything that's based on ability to pay (e.g. income tax)
2. anything that's a non-essential (e.g alcohol)
As I've said before, when someone genuinely needs fuel to get to work, it's essentially a tax on employment.
By the way, does anyone have a proper source for that 'motoring costs society 3x more than the tax it generates' viewpoint that was floating around last week?
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
www.google.co.uk
And it's been referenced on here more than once - and this site has a search engine of its own.
And it's been referenced on here more than once - and this site has a search engine of its own.
