Alan MaC

Next week Government Petrol Tax goes up 2P a litre!!

That's 71% of Petrol Prices go to GBH/Gordy>>>


Good idea Boys

We really have tons of Cash to give you Masturbaters

The Tax on Beer is likely to go up @ next month's Budget too>>>

THIS IS SEPARATE TO THE 50P THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE PER UNIT ON BOOZE>>


You couldn't make it up.



Regards



Alan MaC

GC8

Gordons not adopting that: because his fear of the political wilderness is greater than his socialist urge to control and micro-manage...

scoobyschef

iTrader: (6)

In just 2 weeks fuel duty will rise again, bringing the total tax paid at the pumps to 71 pence in every pound - despite Prime Minister Gordon Brown promising not to raise fuel duty.

Watch Brown pledge to freeze fuel duty. (1.40m - 2.02m)

Fuel duty is set to rise by roughly 2 pence per litre on April 1st meaning that 66 pence of the average litre of fuel goes directly to the Treasury.

Fuel tax goes into a central government tax pot. It's not necessarily allocated back out to motoring, so fuel tax can be spent on anything – the NHS, housing, pensions or even banking bailouts.

At the height of soaring pump prices Brown made a promise during Prime Minister's Questions on July 16th 2008 not to raise fuel duty for a year.

He stated: "In recognition of the problem people face with petrol, we are freezing duty on petrol for the full year."

Brown broke this promise in December 2008 when he added 2 pence per litre to fuel duty to offset the reduction of VAT to 15% - a move which angered UK hauliers who are able to claim fuel VAT back, but not fuel duty.

He is set to break the promise for a second time on April 1st when fuel duty on unleaded and diesel will rise 1.84 pence per litre. Including the additional 15% VAT on top this will make the rise at the pumps around 2 pence per litre.

The Treasury have said that the only time further changes to fuel duty can take place are at the next Budget – which has been postponed from March until April 22nd, after the duty rise comes in.

Do you think the Budget has been postponed to push through a duty rise unchallenged? Do you think it's fair that 71% of the cost of a litre of fuel goes directly to the Treasury? Should Brown be held to account for breaking his promise not to raise fuel duty?

answers on a postcard

jim

BMWhere?

Its a Joke right?

Mrfastbaz

NO NO JOKE YET ANOTHER TAX TO PAY SOON ALL OUR WAGES WILL BE SWALLOWED UP BY TAXES .......ROLL ON GENERAL ELECTION BYE BYE GORD....

girl-in-a-scoob

Well he hasnt got many more places to reap his cash has he....

Stamp Duty??? Anyone buying houses?

Income Tax?? Many left in work??

girl-in-a-scoob

Yeah people say that.. but how many people in this country do we have who are being supported by Gordon who WILL vote for him?

All the lay abouts the bank managers still on their pensions after taking the banks under ??