Petrol tax rise

As we all know, it went up 2p/litre yesterday.

Can someone point me to a reason for this rise and why we should have the most expensive fuel in Europe?

Because Mr Brown wants a tax surplus for some "sweetners" near to election time

Cos people are smoking less now there is a ban in public places, so the tax has to come from somewhere else

Matt

Because private transport is a complete luxury and 90%+ of us could do our journeys on public transport and it'd be better for the environment too, even if we conveniantly overlook the total environmental cost of the railways as being worse than dual-occupancy cars and the fact buses are often ancient polutant-spewing diesels with only a handful of people on them. It's perfectly fair that we should provide over 10% of the total revenue of all taxes and prop up the economy.

Of course, some cynics might say that not everyone lives in london (where public transport is useable), or claim some people do actually need cars or bikes for their job, or that their effect on the environment in negligible, or that they pay a disproportianate amount of tax already. But that's all a load of tosh, isn't it?

I'm sorry I thought you've been in the UK for quite sometime now.....I've only been here for 8 years and I certainly know not to question this things.....

CAUSE THERE IS NO REASONABLE ANSWER

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I'm looking forwards to the fuel protests again Another 2.5p rise is guaranteed in april.

For the record ASDA have took on the cost of the rise and their feul has remained at 92.9p

i just filled up at 99.9p per litre

Morrisons was still 92.9p this morning.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i just filled up at 99.9p per litre

diesel that was, unleaded was 97.9 ppl

Maybe it'll make gas-guzzling 4x4 chelsea tractor owners think twice about doing the school ruin in them? Probably not...