Fuel duty petition

[javalord]

Hi all,

Now I am aware that the goverment has overspent a bit lately and somewhat rely on fuel duty as a main source of income, but with Oil prices going out of control thanks to certain hedge funds for a start (*cough*Goldman Sachs & others*cough*), I think its worth considering this e-petition :

Petition to: Reduce Fuel duty to bring fuel prices back to an acceptable level.

[fatbears]

Signed!

[directhex]

petitions.pm.gov.uk is a poor-taste joke site

[Lucio]

Here's the thing, fuel duty brings in a heck of a lot of money and it's not like our government has a surplus of money right now.

So if they take this away, where do you want the shortfall to be taken from? the NHS? the already underfunded MoD? the court system?

[javalord]

Originally Posted by Lucio

Here's the thing, fuel duty brings in a heck of a lot of money and it's not like our government has a surplus of money right now.

So if they take this away, where do you want the shortfall to be taken from? the NHS? the already underfunded MoD? the court system?

On the other hand, the rate things are going, some people arent going to be able to afford to get to work, which would certainly slash any tax revenue from that point, too.

[chicken]

Signed... for what little good it will do.

We'll all just get an e-mail in a few months telling us how they're not going to do anything about it and trying to justify such a ridiculous level of tax for "Green" reasons that they're not even tackling with the money.

I see with the last one they tried to claim the EU were making them set tax at a minimum level... despite the fact that this only accounts for about 40p and in the last one they're talking of fuel being 85p/litre and still 50p of that is tax & duty, or 25% higher than the EU minimum tax.

[javalord]

To be honest I've decided with my partner that this place is starting to circle the drain fast, and joining the 2million+ who have left in the last 10 years.

[fatbears]

Hmm yeah Australia look like somewhere good to move too!

[nichomach]

Signed, for whatever good it'll do.

[beanbandit]

We the undersigned petition the government to lower the current levels of taxation on fuels within all UK territories. Petrol, Diesel, Heating Oil and Gas by at least 30%

Nothing like asking the impossible in the first paragraph.

Not signed.

[kalniel]

Not signed here either.

Build more refinaries and houses!

[directhex]

Originally Posted by beanbandit

Nothing like asking the impossible in the first paragraph.

Not signed.

Petition to: stand on his head and juggle ice-cream. wasn't asking much, but did it happen?

[fatbears]

Haha i would have liked to see that!

[Barrichello]

Not signing. Hopefully oil will continue to climb in price

[fatbears]

Originally Posted by Barrichello

Not signing. Hopefully oil will continue to climb in price

Why?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Originally Posted by Barrichello

Not signing. Hopefully oil will continue to climb in price

why?