Posted by Nimrod on 12/26/01 11:25

<mmaker@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> DH wrote:
>> But as it happens, approaching a quid a litre is taking the piss, where
>> are the
>> blockading wagons ??? IIRC it was about 85p a litre last time they got
>> all fired up
>> and had a right royal go at the Deeside refineries wasn't it ??
>
> Last time the rises were due to Gordon Brown's stealth taxes, this time
> they're primarily due to demand for oil exceeding supply...
> significantly so until the US oil rigs and refineries in Louisiana come
> back online.
>
> Protests aren't going to magically produce more oil, and they're
> unlikely to reduce taxes when public spending is going up.
>
> Mark


it's still in the region of 80% tax on fuel though - now that is still
taking the piss regardless of public spending - which isn't working anyway.

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