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Thread #84225   Message #1554543
Posted By: Paul Burke
02-Sep-05 - 04:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: New Labour: Stealth Taxes
Subject: RE: BS: New Labour: Stealth Taxes
Giok, I'll check, but I think they cut the link between fuel price and tax a few years ago, after the lorry drivers' blockades. The tax is a fixed figure, so as prices go up, the take stays the same, even drops as people economise.


Some people win out though- look at BP's profits recently.