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Topic History of: Share your petrol thoughts here......... Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
In The Know |
Mart wrote:
Jeez! Is that Marxist??
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Mart |
Actually, I`m re-thinking on your thoughts there ITK.
Do you know what?
What a wonderful life it would be if the government did take all at source, pay all people what they are worth in respect of their jobs and , of course do all our paperwork saving it from coming into our houses, so that everyone can just get on with their work.
Jeez! Is that Marxist?? |
Mart |
Good point ITK.
I pay little tax due to business expenses, however, the fees are not going up. |
In The Know |
BR wrote:
The fuel costs are disgraceful - and the inflation it is leading to is equally harsh for anyone on less than 30K a year.
I heard an interesting discussion on this subject recently (particularly in regard to those who claim that fuel is cheaper elsewhere).
You have to take into account the WHOLE package - not just parts of it - so people who say that fuel duty is much cheaper on the Continent should also remember to factor-in Income Tax too.
In Holland basic tax rate is 45% (double what it is here) although fuel duty is lower.
So - do you want the government to take more of your money at source - or be left with more for YOU to decide how it is spent ? |
Mart |
I completely agree with you BR and I`m glad you picked up on my , kind of ironic view point as a UK citizen, mildly irritating of course, but in the grand scheme of things , worth little.
Now , I may be wrong here, but does our part of the world still pay the most for fuel?(I recall Eire was worse)
Politically and financially, does this not make us a pawn in these "Oil Wars", in the UK and not the world leaders that this little collection of Island units believes it is? |
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