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mondoman712@lemmy.ml to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year ago

Lost Fuel Duty Could Have Paid For Two HS2 Networks Or A Better NHS

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Lost Fuel Duty Could Have Paid For Two HS2 Networks Or A Better NHS

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mondoman712@lemmy.ml to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year ago
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It is being widely reported—to zero surprise—that the U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will continue with the freeze on fuel duty in tomorrow’s budget.
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    Highest in diesel, but only 8th highest in petrol, and road tax hasn’t existed in the UK since the 1920s.

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      Fair, it is called Vehicle Excise Duty. ‘Road tax’, ‘Car tax’ or even ‘Road fund license’ are all valid alternative names for it that people would know instantly.

      So to go back to the point, I also believed the UK had the highest Vehicle Excise Duty in the whole of the European area.

      I have not actually read up on that though, so am off to do it now.

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        UK seems to be on the lower end of vehicle taxes among European countries.

        “Road tax” is a pretty harmful misnomer that implies the tax is paying for the roads (it isn’t) and that everyone using the road should pay the tax.

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