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Old 22nd November 2011 | 23:26
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riverrock83
 
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UK Fuel tax rates are here: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2011/tiin6330.pdf
Then add VAT.

So my maths (Provider = distribution, refining, maintenance, etc):

if the AVGAS price is £2.10 per litre, that means that each litre consists of:

Duty: 37.7p (18% of total)
Provider: £1.373 (65% of total)
VAT (20%): 35p (16% of total)

so HMRC gets 73p per litre.

Comparing to Unleaded petrol at the BBC's £1.34 per litre:
Duty: 58p (43% of total)
Provider: 54p (40% of total)
VAT (20%): 22p (17% of total)

HMRC gets 80p per litre

Actually not that much in it.
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