What annoys me was that diesel used to be a lot cheaper then petrol as dieselwas used for lorries and vans but not commonly used in for private cars. Diesel then become more popular in cars so the rip off governmnt started to increase duty on diesel. Cost of diesel in UK is
50p Fuel Tax
33p Oil/Refinery/retail cost
17p VAT (Value Added Tax = GST in Oz?)
Now Fuel tax goes up 2p a litre BUT costs to consumer goes up 2.35p a litre as we pay tax on tax!
Since diesel is used to transport goods it means all goods go up in price..
Also makes it even more difficult for UK transport firms to compete with European firms as Diesel price in Europe is about 60-70pence.
Just be grateful that you dont have UK tax policies in Aus
regards
Leeds
