No Mandate Brown, the One Eyed Wonder of Wankistan, left the Treasury months ago but the effects of his clandestine tax and spend policies are still being felt.
Today the price of fuel hit the £1 mark in several places around the country thanks to the 2p increase in fuel duty he introduced before he was appointed as unelected supreme leader of the Soviet Socialist Republic of New Britain.
Once VAT has been added to the 2p increase, it’s closer to 2.3p on a litre of fuel. A further increase of 2p on a litre is pencilled in for April 2008 and another 1.84p on a litre for April 2009.
Over 50% of the price of a litre of diesel is now fuel duty alone which is the highest rate in Europe where the average is 22.7p on a litre. The Freight Transport Association reckons that the increased fuel duty will increase the annual operating costs of an HGV by an average of £870 to £35,600.
Eco-terrorists have welcomed the increased fuel duty because they think it’ll stop people using cars and lorries. What it actually means is that when they want to buy their pathetic, ineffectual windmills and solar panels to power their hydroponics, they will end up paying more. Every component will cost that little bit more because of transport costs. It will cost more to get to the warehouse. It will cost more to get to the shops. It will cost more to drive to the shop to get it or, if you’re a hippy, the bus will cost more.
Its already a pound a litre north of Inverness.
WHAT’S GOING ON?
£1.16 PER LITRE NOW. ROAD TAX GOING WELL HIGH AFTER THE ‘DARLING’ BUDGET.
WHY IS EVERYONE SEEMINGLY SITTING BACK AND ACCEPTING THIS OUTRAGEOUS CON TRICK.
RIP OFF BRITAIN HAS BECOME A NORM. NOBODY HAS ANY FIGHT IN THEM ANY MORE.
WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE FRECH DEAL WITH THIS SORT OF NONSENSE.
Well, it might have something to do with oil hitting the record price of more than $110 a barrel. And some people’s road tax will be going down; depends on the car you drive.
Yeah, let’s get some fight in us, let’s take action, let’s … type stuff on the internet!
I think the 80%+ tax has slightly more effect than the oil price. 10 cents on a barrel of oil barely registers on the forecourt but a half penny increase from the supplier means 2 or 3 pence extra at the pump because of the tax.