18.03.09 Duty rise set to bring fuel tax to 71% in 2 weeks

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Has the Budget been postponed to push through a fuel duty rise unchallenged?

In just 2 weeks fuel duty will rise again, bringing the total tax paid at the pumps to 71 pence in every pound - despite Prime Minister Gordon Brown promising not to raise fuel duty.

Watch Brown pledge to freeze fuel duty. (1.40m - 2.02m)

Fuel duty is set to rise by roughly 2 pence per litre on April 1st meaning that 66 pence of the average litre of fuel goes directly to the Treasury.

Fuel tax goes into a central government tax pot. It's not necessarily allocated back out to motoring, so fuel tax can be spent on anything � the NHS, housing, pensions or even banking bailouts.

At the height of soaring pump prices Brown made a promise during Prime Minister's Questions on July 16th 2008 not to raise fuel duty for a year.

He stated: "In recognition of the problem people face with petrol, we are freezing duty on petrol for the full year."

Brown broke this promise in December 2008 when he added 2 pence per litre to fuel duty to offset the reduction of VAT to 15% - a move which angered UK hauliers who are able to claim fuel VAT back, but not fuel duty.

He is set to break the promise for a second time on April 1st when fuel duty on unleaded and diesel will rise 1.84 pence per litre. Including the additional 15% VAT on top this will make the rise at the pumps around 2 pence per litre.

The Treasury have said that the only time further changes to fuel duty can take place are at the next Budget � which has been postponed from March until April 22nd, after the duty rise comes in.

Do you think the Budget has been postponed to push through a duty rise unchallenged? Do you think it's fair that 71% of the cost of a litre of fuel goes directly to the Treasury? Should Brown be held to account for breaking his promise not to raise fuel duty? Leave a comment below and let us know your thoughts.

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I can not believe that the Chancelor will go through with it at a time like this.
I suppose they just want to get back what they have paid out saving the greedy bankers. Let's hope he changes his mind.

Posted by Scott Crichton, 18th March 2009 5:12pm

As the governemt is clearly lying to us yet again, it is the everyday folk that have to suffer for it. We have already seen the price of oil dropping yet the fuel providers have been gradually increasing their prices. Brown should be hammering them, not us!! Bring on the next election!!

Posted by Tim Howett, 18th March 2009 5:12pm

It is indicative of this government to say one thing then quietly change things or slip things through on the nod. At a time when many are already feeling very constrained , particularly those of us who are pensioners and have lost a large amount of our income from our savings, this is just another blow as it will not only affect our travelling costs, but will filter through to food prices which have already risen substantially this last year.

Unfortunately with the state of the country currently, the Government needs every penny it can raise in taxes.

Just a thought - managers who can get 50% of their decisiions right are considered fairly good, so Gordon must be consider good as he got 50% right when he said no more Boom and Bust.

Posted by William Anthony Bradley, 18th March 2009 5:13pm

Once again this govt.?? protects the rich and its own and turns its back on the rest, my local garage selle its fuel as cheap as Tescos etc. if they can do it why can't all the others. The little man doesn't matter any more, as long as the rich get richer!!!

Posted by Martin S, 18th March 2009 5:13pm

There are only two ways to show our disgust over this issue to this government - avoid the pumps for whole week and vote them OUT at the next election.

Posted by Ronnie Lewis, 18th March 2009 5:14pm

Why are Parties,Ministers or Prime Ministers not accountable for their promises or assurances?.
Obviously what is said in the "House" is just spin.

Posted by Robert Palmer-wilson, 18th March 2009 5:14pm

Why arer we surprised that Gordon Brown has decided to continue with this increase in fuel tax? Not content with fleecing pension funds of billions of pounds since he first became Chancellor, or with hiking fuel and council taxes by breathtaking percentages, or with spraying millions at Banks and their Executives that have poured all our hard earned money into a great big black hole, he obviously needs to prop up his bankrupt Statist government by dipping into drivers' pockets again - those few who have jobs and are able to afford to drive anywhere, that is.

Posted by Terry Brown, 18th March 2009 5:14pm

Over the last few weeks fuel prices have risen slightly, Whilst crude oil has seen record lows.

We all know what will happen the government will make them drop prices for a couple of weeks, Whilst they introduce this tax then the oil companies will start creeping prices up and bingo the public pay in silence yet again

Posted by Clifford Watts, 18th March 2009 5:15pm

What is the average person to do when they cannot afford these rising prices should we all go back to horse and cart OH? I forgot they will tax us on the amount of Sh*t the horse leaves on the road. Why dont we all give this greedy goverment our money then they can give us some pocket money back like little scool children

Posted by A Berks, 18th March 2009 5:15pm

Hi with todays oil prices we are already paying enough for fuel, the more we charge for fuel the less likely people are to drive and even less likely buy so this has a negitive affect.

Posted by Peter Wickett, 18th March 2009 5:15pm

With the price of oil at an all time low fuel should be cheaper than it is. At a time when ernergy and food prices are increasing and income, for most people frozen, it's time the Government froze the tax of fuel.

Posted by Bill Wright, 18th March 2009 5:15pm

Despite all of the above angry e-mails ZaNuLabour will still get plenty of votes come the general election. They won't get in again but they'll form an angry, uptight scheming opposition! Why do you think they've brought Mandelson back? All politicians care about is themselves, t'was ever thus so don't expect rainbows!

Posted by Ian Brown, 18th March 2009 5:15pm

Another government hike! Sneeky tax from a sneeky Government

Posted by Neil Hudd, 18th March 2009 5:16pm

It seems its not just the government that is increasing fuel prices nearly every forecourt you go to is charging a different price and the prices in small towns and rural areas are a disgrace. It is time some order was brought to this.

Posted by Raymond Brasier, 18th March 2009 5:16pm

If the Oil Companies are making millions when they only make a smaller percentage per litre than the Goverment, what kind of profit are the Goverment making. And now they want to make more from a people that are nearly on their knees. I have lost my Job and can not make ends meet. I do not need this.

Posted by Pete Lees, 18th March 2009 5:17pm

This is just a further example of why Brown must go. How are we supposed to have respect for a government which continually breaks its promises. Nothing to say the next PM will be any better but at this point, he seems to stand by what he says! After raiding everyones pension a few years ago he continues to push pensioners further into poverty.

Posted by Alan James Bond, 18th March 2009 5:17pm

The government clearly has to find some way of funding the 'bank bail out'. I'm not convinced that hammering recession hit motorists (or even hauliers) is the right way to do it.

Posted by John Brierley, 18th March 2009 5:18pm

Here we go again! The Government is in total headless chicken mode regarding the economy, but they know that they can milk (yet again) the British motorist and waste the proceeds as usual on making themselves feel better. We are almost a bankrupt nation but look at how Brown & cronies are quite willing to donate OUR money to other countries in their "hours of need" - I do not remember signing up to this sort of largesse - do you????

Posted by Dave Fishwick, 18th March 2009 5:18pm

As a private car user with a lengthy weekly commute to work and a business person, any increase in fuel duty affects me personally and as a business. How much longer is this duplicitous government going to be allowed to get away with one broken promise after another? With so many tiers of local and central government, the chancellor should be looking for "fat" trim from all areas of government. I, like most private motorists, hauliers and businesses who run vehicles feel victimised as we are soft targets with no choice but to payup. It makes my blood boil!

Posted by Kevin Goninan, 18th March 2009 5:19pm

The oil companies are making huge profits, the government are hiking up the fuel tax - who pays - us!!!!!!! Not only through the petrol pumps but the cost of everything else we buy including food due to high price of FUEL. If nothing else the government and the oil companies should reduce the cost of diesel to help the country and its people out of this resession.

Posted by Judith Quinn, 18th March 2009 5:19pm

So they come and grab some more of our hard earned money and still can not maintain the the infrastruture or the roads (especially local roads), more tyres....oh and more VAT....and disposal tax..... where will it stop.

Posted by Richard Marks, 18th March 2009 5:19pm

Gordon Brown was quick enough to ask the Petrol companys to reduce Fuel Prices when Crude prices came down but was told in no uncertain terms that the majorith of the Price was Government Tax. They have in fact reduced Pump prices by 50% from the high prices of last year.
If the Retailers were to reduce their prices by a further 50% the pump price for Diesel, including the new uprated Tax would still be 86p a litre and both the retailers and the Petrol Co's would be losing money.
This government could not run a booze up in a Brewery. They are completely out of their depth.

Posted by David A Weller, 18th March 2009 5:20pm

For those of us looking for work after losing our job or needing to travel further to earn a crust our cars are our means of financial survival.

There will come a tipping point for all motorists when enough is enough - I have thought we had reached this previously but it passed - this could be it?

Please read and understand the sentiments in these posts Gordon. We are all fed up. Global or not we hold you responsible for this increase in the price of fuel in the UK. Make us pay and I suspect we'll return the favour...

Posted by Steph Savill, 18th March 2009 5:20pm

Has it now become a fact, that not only do we get less fuel for our pound because of tax, but we also get less days in the year? If fuel tax was to remain static from July 2008, isn't the government being a bit hasty raising tax in April? Oh no, I know what it is, . . . . . . . JUST ANOTHER LIE!!

Posted by Kenneth Macleod, 18th March 2009 5:20pm

Well

I can't say Im surprised!

Gordy is handing out millions and billions. People are dying in hospitals from lack of care, kids are being stabbed to death on the streets, education is in disarray, the jobless total has gone over 2 million (and thats just the ones they actually recognise), so what does he do?

Put the tax on fuel up.

Of course he does.

Anyone know of any jobs going in Australia?

Nessie x

Posted by Nessie King, 18th March 2009 5:20pm

Brown takes our money without consultation and just hands it out to the Banks, who in turn still will not help people and businesses, here we are in a recession with people losing their jobs and losing their homes - and now he adds the insult of raising tax on fuel when people will be dependent on transport for job seeking. We are no longer a developed country we are becoming a third world country! He just adds more and more misery to the lives of British people!

Posted by Eileen Kearins, 18th March 2009 5:20pm

Absolutely disgraceful, ****EVERYTHING*** is affected by fuel prices, they should be going down not up!!!

Posted by Paul Hemmerdinger, 18th March 2009 5:21pm

It's ridiculous, they've reduced the interest rates, which, the banks are not really passing on, so they have to get the money another way.

Posted by Sukh Thind, 18th March 2009 5:21pm

Simply another way for the lying, arrogant, contemptuous low-life we call the government to make us pay for their mistakes.
Brown, still not admitting that he is as much at fault for the current financial mess that we're in, will probably simply claim that a price increase in transport costs is allowable because it will help increase inflation. Haven't we been told in the last week that we're facing a depression if we allow deflation to happen?
Whatever happens, I'm afraid that the current shower hold the electorate in so little regard that they will simply raise duty and expect us to pay.

Posted by James H. White, 18th March 2009 5:22pm

This doesn't strike me as a way to get the economy back on it's feet - for the savers who now have virutally no interest on which to live it's yet another hit & for businesses it will be crippling.

3m unemployed here we come......

Posted by Jane, 18th March 2009 5:22pm

This is yet another cynical dig at the motorist. This government will not be happy until we are all on bicycles and they would find some way to tax those.
They give our money to the banks and top up the coffers by stinging the man in the street.

Posted by James Coop, 18th March 2009 5:22pm

Have you ever noticed that the Country is actually ruled by the Cvil service apart from the press that is,who at senior level at least have some education and business experience The Cabinet has not one member who has actually held a managerial post The elected government excluding of couse the PM simply makes plocies on the limited issues theu can understand. Hence lots of rubbish and rhetoric but little action As a boss would you employ any of those people. What amazes me is how they put companies who are not trading profitably into adminstration but they themselves stay in power Petrol Prices are but the tip of the iceberg wait for example until the overspend on the olympics is announced. I had an epitaph for Blair "Failed Pop Star "i cannot think of one for Brown other than "Failed Dismally"

Posted by David Storey, 18th March 2009 5:22pm

There should be a cap placed on fuel prices - particularly for people in rural areas who are more reliant on fuel. The government should then tax the big oil giants from their huge profits which don't seem to be affected by global downturn. They should tax Shell, BP et al and not the motorist.

Posted by Stuart Ross, 18th March 2009 5:22pm

It seems this is being kept low key - We are in the middle of a recession and
thousands of people are losing their jobs
Great that the government are tightening our belts for us by imposing a fuel cost increase!
I think this is a new low - even for the govt.
It would not be unreasonable for them to shelve it until the Country is in a stronger position - who knows by then, the price decrease on oil may have filtered through!

Posted by Hazel Tomlinson, 18th March 2009 5:23pm

It seems as though we are been treated like thick public by the Labour Govt.

Lies Lies and more LIES Mr Brown.

No doubt the the extra duty on fuel prices will be past on the the Banks to get them out of trouble, and pay massive Pensions to the low lifes that runs them.

Posted by Tim Capstick, 18th March 2009 5:23pm

This is so predicable and so annoying!
Alway the price goes up!
When will this government stick to what it says?
Looks like they won't get my vote next time round.
Seachaplain

Posted by Howard Drysdale, 18th March 2009 5:23pm

How about add the 2p duty but not charge vat on the duty on petrol, I've never been able to get my head around a reason that you can say that duty is value added thereby being able to add vat to the till price. There again when it comes to fleeceing the general public to pay for gold plated salaries and pensions for senior civil servants and mp's should logic play any part???!!!!

Posted by Stephen Hunt, 18th March 2009 5:23pm

Why are we surprised? This government has done nothing but lie from day one! We are now being lied to by a man we didn't elect and who doesn't even come from this country. I hope and pray people vote him/them out and the next GE....I would be happy to vote for any party to ensure they are removed.

Posted by Julian Girdler, 18th March 2009 5:24pm

I think this rise in petrol is an outrage. It seems that us drivers are always punished for price rises, like we're the government's scape goat. Well I say government, I don't remember brown actually being elected, which is what makes this so much worse. It's not just the fact that there is a recession going on at the moment, but drivers are always on the wrong end of the credit crunch, and brown doesn't even seem to be pumping that money back into helping out road users. Surely if the government gets all the money, well most of it, then at least some of it should go to helping us out.

Posted by Andrew Read, 18th March 2009 5:24pm

Here we go again, this thieving government has to begin getting some of the billions they have given to the banks back, and the motorist is the usual cash cow!

Posted by Alan Bradford, 18th March 2009 5:24pm

i would be very annoyed if the Government applied the proposed increase in fuel duty, particularly during the current economic climate. Times are hard for many people particularly those who have lost their jobs and those who live in rural areas, if the Government went through with this they aes suicidal maniacs

Posted by Roger Byng, 18th March 2009 5:24pm

The sooner we get rid of this government the better. You cannot believe a word they say.
I have an idea---get rid of parties and have a government elected by the people.We all elect our members of parliment as before and then the members elect a government. It's called democracy.

Posted by Henry Hutchings, 18th March 2009 5:24pm

A rise in our planet's temperature or a rise in fuel duty.
As long as I see bottled water costing more than fuel I for one will pay up and shut up...

Posted by David Cannon, 18th March 2009 5:25pm

Does Gordon Brown think it's an April Fool's joke to keep breaking his promises? He should be ashamed of himself - but I'm sure he won't be.

Posted by Margaret Robinson, 18th March 2009 5:25pm

One of the problems we have is that the Conservative Party rarely attacks the government effectively on such issues.

Posted by Douglas Shewan, 18th March 2009 5:25pm

Just what we need at such a difficult time!!! Hands up all those who are going to vote Labour at the next election and I'll show you a Bank CEO.

Posted by John Eaton, 18th March 2009 5:25pm

why are we all moaning about these petrol increases,WE let them do what they like ,those idiots in power were put there on our behalf,they are there for us not us here for them,or so i was led tobelieve, we ALL need to make a stand TOGETHER not a handful here and there but ALL of us,we in britain,and those pillocks in power know this, are like the ostrich we bury our heads in the sand and hope the problem goes away or that someone else has delt with it, so comon britain get a grip lets beat them together because if we dont they will just walk alover us,i forone do not like my hard ernt money ,which at the moment is very hard to earn,taken away from me .So lets stop them TOGETHER.

Posted by Ashley Smith, 18th March 2009 5:26pm

Typical of Brown to break his promise - and he is 'supposed' to be aware of how ordinary people are suffering during this (partly his fault) recession!!!!

hope this time, enough fuss can be made to make him think again.....

Posted by Sue Brown, 18th March 2009 5:26pm

Yet again the motorise is penalised for owning a car. When will the government either remove VAT or Road Duty from vehicle fuel? UK still has the highest fuel prices in Europe, Why?????

Posted by Karl Watkinson, 18th March 2009 5:26pm

Hi everyone , It will be time to vote for a new PM, so lets all vote for someone else and get the Labour rich boys out , ( the sooner the better for me), What with fuel, food and not getting the lower mortgage % into our pockets as Promised by his so called cronies we will no dought all suffer if he gets back into No10, so lets stop him now

Posted by Alan Fisher, 18th March 2009 5:26pm

I suspect that this government doesn't know what it is doing. Now, there's a surprise! Throwing untold billions at the banks and then further measures like quantitative easing (printing money) before the effect of previous 'initiatives' have had a chance to have an effect. Welcome to the Robert Mugabe school of economics.

However, the motorist/haulier is a soft target, not like bankers' pensions.

Posted by Jim Anderson, 18th March 2009 5:27pm

Pensioners are being hit from all directions. The Government's inept handling of the banks means our meagre savings are worthless. Now Brown wants more of our money. He'll be taking the food from our mouths next.

Posted by James Robinson, 18th March 2009 5:27pm

Just another case of broken promises from the government. Are we not already paying enough taxes in the current poor economic climate???????

Posted by Andy Rawlinson, 18th March 2009 5:27pm

I guess the Government want's to plunge us further into recession with the increase in fuel prices. Road tax is also also goes up by £5 annually. This may be the key reason why people can't afford to go to work can you imagine spending £80 or so pounds is on fuel per wk on top of other costs. Public transport is even more expensive. With policies like these it begs an explanation as to how we are we ever going to recover from this recession. The jobless is 2 million plus and rising thanks to the policies of the Govnt.

Posted by Anonymous, 18th March 2009 5:28pm

I cannot belive the goverment are that stupid as to put up the duty on fuel again, do they not think that all this will do is put more businesses into liquidation, MORE JOB LOSSES

WELL DONE

Posted by Mark Kershaw, 18th March 2009 5:28pm

Reading through these postings the general theme seems to be critisism of the government. So who keeps relecting them then? Take the next opportunity and get them out, hopefully their sucessors are able to do a better job !!!!

Posted by Rod Birchall, 18th March 2009 5:28pm

Absolutely ridiculous again! Cut VAT, makes no difference to any of us, but get it back and more by increasing fuel duty, yet again.
In the current economic climate, with thousands of people losing jobs every week and others (myself included) being on short time, the chancellor decides to give us all another kicking. With no inflation and no wage increses, if we all accept the governments guidelines, then what right do they have to increase our taxes?

Posted by Rob Hobson, 18th March 2009 5:28pm

Looks like I will have to keep shopping at Tesco. Spend £50 and get 5p per litre off or alternatevly Sainsbury when they have a special offer. Otherwise, I am going to have to reduce the use of the car which is difficult for someone with a physical/mobility problem!! But, Brown does not care about that. Soak as many as you can as often as you can is his motto.

Posted by Bob Ellis, 18th March 2009 5:29pm

A country in free fall, jobs on the line, but that OK another fuel increase will pay for it. When are these stealth taxes going to stop. A typical overnment solution. I signed the petition stoping the fuel tax and cunnigly Brown only responded when the oil prices had long started to fall (timing or what). Claiming he had the interests of the nation at heart and "was monitoring the effects". Yes, through rose tinted specs.

Posted by Gary Stevens, 18th March 2009 5:29pm

Gordon Grown appears to have no idea. The major price rises, up to £1.30 + per litre, precipitated the the credit crunch and even now @ £1.00 per litre it's still far too high - because the value of the pound is now so low against other currencies. Bring DOWN fuel prices NOW so people still have money left to spend after putting fuel into their vehicles!!! Then the economy can begin to re-grow.

Posted by Terry Hooper, 18th March 2009 5:30pm

Disgrace, can't wait for the next election.

Posted by Bastiampillai Yarlenthan, 18th March 2009 5:30pm

Perhaps they need more funding to support the banks now that Sir Fred has taken his money out!!

Posted by Peter Stringfellow, 18th March 2009 5:31pm

Gordon does it again with his partner in tax crime Alistair darling sneeking in with yet another U turn on tax this one not in the favour of the tax payer what next a u turn on vehicle road tax just wait and see this is the government that could not give a hoot about car manufacturers going to the wall along with other businesses.

Posted by Nicholas Thompson, 18th March 2009 5:31pm

I am so outraged by this. Both myself and husband are on disability benefits, not only has our gas and electric gone sky high, but now they want to rob us at the petrol pump too. We have very limited funds where we have to count every penny, we are housebound without the car. This is going to limit us to how many times we can go out in any one week! it keeps going up &up, but our income does not! But I think just about every motorist are sick and tired of these price hikes, we are already paying loads of taxes in other areas, I mean what does the government want? Blood? Why should we pay for their mistakes! It is totally outrageous! Just makes me so angry, that this country is run by inept poeple!

ok rant over!

Posted by Mrs Carmen Hayne, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

It doesn't matter what we say in a blog like this, the government ain't listening. The only time our voice counts is in the ballot box. So when the next election come around remember where to put your 'X'. Lets get shut of this government and Brown once and for all.

Posted by John S., 18th March 2009 5:32pm

Here we go again down to our last £ and they still want more dont see any members in the house offering to take a cut in pay or perks to help the economy.

I retired from a major oil company 15 years ago as a low paid operator not management and on a greatly erroded fixed income. just got my annual pension increase 0.9% thanks to all the hight price rises mainly caused by government I'm now like lots of others deeper in the negative otherwise known as the S***. If only I was younger I would ditch this country quick smart a will lots of others and good luck to every one of them.

Posted by Bob Fedup, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

Gordon Brown seems happy to increase taxes, such as fuel duty, in order to ensure the scandalous payments to his cronies are funded. The electorate are suffering in this recession and taxes should be cut to help ORDINARY people; instead the Prime Minister breaks another promise with complete indifference.

Posted by Patrick William Christopher Hartigan, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

Another increase, why are we all surprised, this going on at a time when local gov are falling over themselves to blow the budget they have been allocated ( even though most plead poverty after the icelandic banks issue) on pointless road works / improvements in order to qualify for the same amount next year to makes there lives / jobs easier

instead of punishing the backbone of this country labour ( and the rest) should take a long hard look at themselves and tighten there belts instead of making us have to tighten ours

That is all, as If I carry on ( and most probably feel like I do that we are being fleeced day in day out) I will probably get taxed for use of to much space

Posted by James Charlton, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

Well - the story so far!

Gormless Brown screws us by removing the 10p tax, then he helps reduce the interest on our savings to virtually zilch - interest some of us depend on to pay the bills - and expects us to reflate the economy on less money. How does that work, Gormless - a man who appears to have acquired no skills in finance, but then he was only the Chancellor of the Exchequer for umpteen years!

The price of oil came down - and so did the petrol prices, not that any of us can afford to travel anywhere - and now to crown it all, he's putting the petrol back up! Come on - somebody must have voted for them - but don't look at me!

Posted by Katy Smith, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

ive taken a cut in wages has any of the -ick Turpins,sorry politicians, well at least -ick Turpin wore a mask ... sorry it wouldnt let me use the slang for Richard

Posted by Ashley Smith, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

I agree with Andrew Gray. Why do the prices keep going up when the oil prices are going down. Just another case of rip off the motorist by Gordon Brown and his cronies.

Posted by Janet Vinnicombe, 18th March 2009 5:32pm

Well it's been a while since there has been an increase in taxes after the surpirise happening of the downturn. It was only going to be a mstter of time until such a thing happened. I feel that Gordon Brown on his own is responsible for most of the mess that this country is in right now. While being Chancellor and working so close with the financial institutions in this country he has not had the faintest idea of how the banks ran their businesses (neither did the banks, nor did they care) and left everything run the way it had been doing. Labour I am afraid have not changed their ways and will now seek to reclaim money from the public and businesses. They will squander the revenue brought in on useless ideas. On the one hand they wish to keep the car market going and have people buy cars yet a move like this will begin to hurt people when the petrol companies put the prices up by more than 2p to ensure they still make some profit. Not really the way to stimulate the conomy but what else can we expect. The voters put this lot in charge and we will have to wait and see where it stops. Happy days.

Posted by Alan Pardoe, 18th March 2009 5:34pm

Looks like Mr & Mrs Average gets kicked in the teeth yet again. We are given a crumb by the right hand but the left takes the biscuit. Shame Mr Brown.

Posted by Jessie Winder, 18th March 2009 5:34pm

What I would like to say to Mr Brown is unprintable.

It would take just one or two days to get this fuel increase reversed and once again see this bunch of govenment twits do one of its famous U TURNS. How five hundred lorries parked in the city centre, is all it needs but it would take total and uneqivocall support.

The trouble is that APATHY reigns supreme in this once great nation.

Posted by Kelvin Warn, 18th March 2009 5:34pm

I gather we're paying for the 'Credit Crunch' through fuel now. We'll be taxed to the hilt for the rest of our lives to cover for the present Governments failings.

As stated in comment 74: When will the government realise that every time that he increases the cost of fuel they increase the cost of EVERYTHING! Everything has to be transported to the point of sale...

If it isn't the greedy oil companies taking us to cleaners, it's the British Government trying to replenish their coffers by any means.

Posted by Andrew Barnes, 18th March 2009 5:34pm

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