Government plans to cash in on fuel price drop by RAISING duty by 2p in fresh blow fo

[dragon]

Motorists face a 2p a litre fuel tax hike to help fill emptying Treasury coffers, it was claimed yesterday.
An announcement could be made before the end of the year, with the increase introduced by April.
Motoring industry leaders who met Treasury minister Angela Eagle said they were left 'in no doubt' that tax hikes at the pumps were back on the agenda, despite families bracing themselves for the fall-out from imminent recession

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rop-RAISING-duty-2p-fresh-blow-motorists.html

 

[Splatt]

Motorists face a 2p a litre fuel tax hike to help fill emptying Treasury coffers, it was claimed yesterday.
An announcement could be made before the end of the year, with the increase introduced by April.
Motoring industry leaders who met Treasury minister Angela Eagle said they were left 'in no doubt' that tax hikes at the pumps were back on the agenda, despite families bracing themselves for the fall-out from imminent recession

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rop-RAISING-duty-2p-fresh-blow-motorists.html

Did anyone imagine Gordons mega borrowing to bail out the institutions was not going to hurt us.

 

[truthfindergeneral]

The nerve of the one eyed scottish clown. Telling the oil producers to make the stuff cheaper so that he can levy more tax on it.

 

[bigbobs CL]

Always on the cards after the increase was recently frozen. As soon as the retail price dropped it was going to thaw out!!

Bob

 

[Jay Gee]

Telling the oil producers to make the stuff cheaper so that he can levy more tax on it.
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Absolutely-isn't the government making more money than anyone else out of fuel-ok,possibly barring the ME countries,but after all,it is their oil.This is just greed and will be used to plug holes created by Darling's 'reflationary'spending.If this prune hadn't sold our Gold,we'd be in a far better position today.

 

[st4]

Telling the oil producers to make the stuff cheaper so that he can levy more tax on it.
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Absolutely-isn't the government making more money than anyone else out of fuel-ok,possibly barring the ME countries,but after all,it is their oil.This is just greed and will be used to plug holes created by Darling's 'reflationary'spending.If this prune hadn't sold our Gold,we'd be in a far better position today.

x2. A real election winner that one. Ballot box time

 

[garytitley]

Did anyone imagine Gordons mega borrowing to bail out the institutions was not going to hurt us.

got it one as above

 

[dragon]

2p duty supposed to go up this month. According to the paper link it won't happened until April next year?