More petrol tax
Discussion
It was at such disgust at fuel duty increases the 'Fuel Protests' were triggered several years ago with such devastating effects that government brought in legislation to seize and lock up any such disruptive activists in future. Now these laws are in place, we will suffer yet another swingeing increase, to fund their desires for power over the world, it's politics and policies, knowledgeable that in the event of shouting "foul" we would get trounced. This has little to do with road safety or public transport, it's a disease emanating from a corrupted heart.
With the Lord Of The Rings trilogy in the popular eye, one cannot but draw parallels with the rise of Sauron. The sad fact is, that Britain still has such a high quota of 'decent sorts' who work hard for a living for tuppence and a bit of cake, that they will bear the burden yet again as they always will in fear of 'getting into trouble'.
Just one more appalled opinion.
Derek R.
With the Lord Of The Rings trilogy in the popular eye, one cannot but draw parallels with the rise of Sauron. The sad fact is, that Britain still has such a high quota of 'decent sorts' who work hard for a living for tuppence and a bit of cake, that they will bear the burden yet again as they always will in fear of 'getting into trouble'.
Just one more appalled opinion.
Derek R.
As said, this is not news and it will simply slip in. Unless it generates any kind of protest, that is.
1. We all need to write to MP - www.faxyourmp.com being my favourite route.
2. There has to be a march/rally/protest of some kind to waken up the press.
3. When the press wake up and report it perhaps the public will join in - as before
1. We all need to write to MP - www.faxyourmp.com being my favourite route.
2. There has to be a march/rally/protest of some kind to waken up the press.
3. When the press wake up and report it perhaps the public will join in - as before
Whilst this was announced in the last budget, my local MP (Gordon Brown) postponed the increase due to the volatility of the oil price as we invaded Iraq. They also passed legislation I believe that meant he wouldn't have to go back to Parliament to impose it when 'the time was right'. He obviously thinks that time is now and has 'slipped it in'. If the Scotsman hadn't had it at the top of the front page yesterday I certainly wouldn't have noticed it. Or at least not until I go to fill up at the end of the week.
Anyone fancy a whip round for an RPG, I can see his house from mine.......
Anyone fancy a whip round for an RPG, I can see his house from mine.......
Look at it this way though folks - there are probably more motorists than there are taxpayers. Students, DHSS leeches, scroungers, couch potatoes, the retired; they all drive cars and hence pay the extra stealth tax.
If one were to succeed in reducing the fuel duty then the government would probably come clean and put income tax up. Since there are (probably) fewer taxpayers than motorists then you and I - the tax-paying motorist - would be hit harder in the pocket and the non-taxpaying motorist would get away with no increase.
So swings & roundabouts really. It's going to come out of your pocket somehow, so it might as well be at the petrol pumps as at the paycheque.
>> Edited by JonRB on Monday 22 September 17:21
If one were to succeed in reducing the fuel duty then the government would probably come clean and put income tax up. Since there are (probably) fewer taxpayers than motorists then you and I - the tax-paying motorist - would be hit harder in the pocket and the non-taxpaying motorist would get away with no increase.
So swings & roundabouts really. It's going to come out of your pocket somehow, so it might as well be at the petrol pumps as at the paycheque.
>> Edited by JonRB on Monday 22 September 17:21
Mondeoman has it right.
The Govt is now taking more in tax receipts than has ever been taken (both cash and %GDP) but they have less to spend on delivering services. Waste and inefficiency are endemic and they are building on it, not fighting it. If they can always find more then they have no reason to try.
Challenges to their policies, complaining letters to all MPs asking them to cut waste and taxes, telling opinion polls you will vote extreme right wing, these are the low-impact actions that will have an effect. After that its fuel protests (and anything else that's "just in time", like supermarkets), road convoys, blocking town centres etc
The Govt is now taking more in tax receipts than has ever been taken (both cash and %GDP) but they have less to spend on delivering services. Waste and inefficiency are endemic and they are building on it, not fighting it. If they can always find more then they have no reason to try.
Challenges to their policies, complaining letters to all MPs asking them to cut waste and taxes, telling opinion polls you will vote extreme right wing, these are the low-impact actions that will have an effect. After that its fuel protests (and anything else that's "just in time", like supermarkets), road convoys, blocking town centres etc
JonRB said:
Look at it this way though folks - there are probably more motorists than there are taxpayers. Students, DHSS leeches, scroungers, couch potatoes, the retired; they all drive cars and hence pay the extra stealth tax.
Are you suggesting that the retired, for whatever reason, do not pay tax? If only that was true.
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