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Old 28th May 2008, 11:42
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pulse1
 
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I heard a government minister on BBC Newsnight say "as the price of fuel goes up the percentage taken by the govenment falls". This is an outrageously misleading statement to make as it completely avoids the fact that the actual amount of tax (VAT) goes up with the price of the oil and provides the government with a windfall.
This is the sort of claptrap they came out with during the last petrol crisis caused by the lorry drivers. It was even more depressing that none of the others on that programme challenged him.

IMO the last petrol crisis is when New Labour started down the slippery slope as far as credibility is concerned. Their progress has accelerated downwards ever since. Don't they ever learn?
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