On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:23:20 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:


And, don't get me started on the price of Petrol --Grrr! Again, if we
displayed price with and without the taxes, may be old Gordon Brown may be
a bit less convinced of his next job!

Petrol should be expensive, to discourage use and encourage the development
of alternative technologies.


Why pick on petrol?

Why not stick a 400% tax on all scarce or polluting resources.

Road fuel accounts for only a small percentage of energy use in GB.

DG