VAT on Fuel / Extra Duty Scam sign petition

[Dedworth]

When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to fuel to offset the reduction in tax collected from motorists. Now that VAT has been increased to 17.5% again this hidden tax has not been removed - hence recent rises in your fuel costs. Sign the petition at the link below to demand this stealth tax is removed


http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DutyReduction/

[KeithD]

It wasn't hidden as you say, it was announced on all the news channels the day it happened, and we were informed of it in the previous budget.

[Dedworth]

It wasn't hidden as you say, it was announced on all the news channels the day it happened, and we were informed of it in the previous budget.


:confused: Where do you get that from ?




As far as I'm aware VAT was reduced from 17.5% to 15% 3/12/08 the extra 2p to offset the VAT reduction went on 1/04/09 along with the annual 2p increase in duty 1/09/09. VAT went up to 17.5% 1/1/2010.

[Dedworth]

12 March deadline for signing up

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DutyReduction/

[Notavirusalso]

I think they should have a public enquiry about it... then they can make it last a few years, get no new relevent information, make no differance atall and pay thier lawyer mates a few million to keep them out of the the effects of the nasty recession

[IanB]

Travel by train or bus?

[KeithD]

Travel by train or bus?
Do we still have them? :Erm:

[Notavirusalso]

thats a good idea travel buy trains which are subsidised by the tax payer or by bus niether of which go anywhere near my place or my work at 04:30

[South-east boy]

Our public transport is the most expensive in Europe, maybe the world as well, but is it the best?!

[Notavirusalso]

depends on what part of Europe you are talking about... but our bus service is the only one i know which doesnt give change