The price of fuel

**BMWST?** · 3rd March 2011, 21:40

i am afraid this is just the beginning

**trailblazer** · 3rd March 2011, 22:09

sadly I no it won't surprise me if we are paying $2.50p/l befroe the middle of the year.

**superman** · 3rd March 2011, 22:13

Come on hybrid bikes! Become more mainstream!!!

**Quasievil** · 4th March 2011, 06:41

you should be directing your issues to the government that has high levies within the pricing, if you take them out the price is very reasonable, considering the effort that goes into making the damn stuff.

**Bassmatt** · 4th March 2011, 06:45

Originally Posted by Quasievil

you should be directing your issues to the government that has high levies within the pricing, if you take them out the price is very reasonable, considering the effort that goes into making the damn stuff.

Yep take all the levies off fuel ,increase corporate tax and the top tax rate to make up for it.

**Quasievil** · 4th March 2011, 06:50

Originally Posted by Bassmatt

Yep take all the levies off fuel ,increase corporate tax and the top tax rate to make up for it.

Really? why not reduce the gravy train on the social welfare and reduce government spending to make up for it.

**Bassmatt** · 4th March 2011, 07:09

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Really? why not reduce the gravy train on the social welfare and reduce government spending to make up for it.

Depends what sort of society you want to live in I guess. I dont think the banks are really gonna miss billion or two off their massive profits.

**Ocean1** · 4th March 2011, 07:55

Originally Posted by Bassmatt

Depends what sort of society you want to live in I guess. I dont think the banks are really gonna miss billion or two off their massive profits.

Banks? Is that where you think the cash comes from to pay for the life-challenged?

**Quasievil** · 4th March 2011, 08:01

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Banks? Is that where you think the cash comes from to pay for the life-challenged?

last time I heard we the tax payer pay for the life challenged.
Im never one that promotes more tax personally, reduction of it is what Im talking about, guess some people like the idea of being cradled by the dumerment

**MarkH** · 4th March 2011, 09:05

Originally Posted by Quasievil

you should be directing your issues to the government that has high levies within the pricing, if you take them out the price is very reasonable, considering the effort that goes into making the damn stuff.

But a high price for petrol encourages people to use less (more economical vehicle, reduce unnecessary travel, use public transport, etc) as well as making alternative fuelled vehicles more viable. The Government shouldn't necessarily want or need to reduce the cost of petrol.

I would like to see all the road tax collected from petrol sales used to cover the cost of roads though!

**Ocean1** · 4th March 2011, 11:41

Originally Posted by MarkH

I would like to see all the road tax collected from petrol sales used to cover the cost of roads though!

They tried that. Way too transparent, the great unwashed started to ask impertinent questions about the quality of roading purchased by such a monolithic wad of cash.

Nowadays it mostly goes into the decently cloaked consolidated fund where nobody has to explain fuck all.