So fuel price increase is nothing to do with tax?
When the Prime Minister and the
Chancellor flew to Aberdeen to meet with the bosses of the UK oil
industry, Gordon Brown tried to deflect attention from high fuel
taxes as the cause for the current fuel price crisis. Instead, he
tried to focus attention on fuel supply as the real cause.
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Biofuels - vision or mirage?
Everywhere you go these days –
particularly in the United States – the talk is of biofuels. People
seem to have latched onto the idea that we can grow our own fuel as
being the panacea for all our fossil fuel ills.
But, have the supporters of biofuels stopped to think things through? Read More...
But, have the supporters of biofuels stopped to think things through? Read More...
The UK now has the lowest number of petrol stations since 1912
At 9,500 petrol station forecourts, the
UK now has the lowest number of petrol stations in its history
since 1912 according to figures just released. This year to date
150 filling stations have closed, on top of the large number in
recent years. Read More...
Budget blues
24/03/07 16:07 Filed in: News
So petrol and diesel are to go up, but
not until October. But they are to go up again in 2009. And the top
whack of road tax is to go up to £300 then £400, but the bottom
rate is going down by 35%... or is it?
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Chancellor avoids temptation to hammer road users... for the moment
Putting 1.25p on a litre of fuel could
be seen as road users getting off lightly and, certainly, all the
green campaigners who have been baying for motorists to be squeezed
till their pips squeaked, have been clamouring to get on the media
to tell us so. Read More...