stevem2k

Like this would happen here..........



PARIS (AFX) - French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy told the National Assembly the government may bring forward plans to use surplus receipts generated from high oil prices to reduce the tax on petrol to Dec 1 2004 from Jan 1 2005.
Sarkozy yesterday said the government intends to use the receipts to reduce the TIPP domestic tax on fuel from Jan 1. He told parliament yesterday it would be "quite odd for the government to benefit from increases in receipts from VAT or the TIPP, and not redistribute those to the French people."

Tentenths

Nah,

Don't forget that our Tony is the peoples' president - he's bound to follow suit

corradoboy

I can hear Mr. Brown laughing already.

"'Ere, Tony, Have you heard this one....."




Can't see it happening here somehow

Markus

The government doing the same thing? About as much chance as Tony turning round and telling Bush to **** off, we don't want to be allied with a **** like you, and there is no chance we are sending any of our lads to Iraq to help you fight your stupid little war.

milo

so how come they're always so miserable?!

imlach

What would be a vote winner, would be for the additional revenue to be plouged into visible good causes - new hospitals, schools, extra nurses/doctors, etc.

ie, why plunder it back to the greedy motorists - when it could be used for good causes to benefit us ALL.

milo

well said that man!

HOWEVER... since the majority of people ARE greedy motorists, it wouldn't really be a vote winner.

imlach

..but do the majority really have that view? They do on here obviously, but I'd hope non-SN people would support good causes.

ajm

I like how motorists are "greedy" now. Motorists are not greedy, they are already paying too much. How can it be greedy to want a fairer level of tax?