Following the UK blockade of distribution centres, panic buying and
resultant shortages some garages have been reported as charging 11UKP
(eleven) a gallon! After the hottest September day for 39 years the V8 has
been leaking petrol out of the filler even though I filled up five days ago
and have done several (very) short trips since.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
To: <Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com>; <mgbob@juno.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (non lbc)
> Two reports in a week show the UK has the cheapest petrol in Europe -
before
> tax, and the dearest after, leaving no one in any doubt as to who is the
> perpetrator of this highway robbery (as if anyone was). Makes the 'dump
the
> pump' campaign a little unfair in targetting its one oil company, it's a
> failure anyway. One filling station in south Wales is now charging
> 99.9pence per litre.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com>
> To: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; <mgbob@juno.com>
> Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 9:52 PM
> Subject: RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (non lbc)
>
>
> > Confused?
> > Here's the next episode of this soap: the European Commision has started
> an
> > investigation to the differences in the fuel prices within the EC BEFORE
> > TAXES.
> > The current situation looks like to Dutch have the highest price
> overthere.
> > Comes out UK still has the highest prices overall due to the extreme
> taxes.
> > Comes of course they can't shop abroad that easily as the guys on the
> > continent can do.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Hans -
> >
> > '71 BGT with license plates now!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: paul.hunt1@virgin.net [mailto:paul.hunt1@virgin.net]
> > Sent: dinsdag 5 september 2000 21:14
> > To: Bob Howard
> > Cc: MGS Digest
> > Subject: Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (non lbc)
> >
> >
> > Bob - sounds like it's from the same madhouse as UK VAT. Imagine the
> grower
> > of trees sold for wood-pulp. Now he has to pay VAT on everything he
buys
> to
> > grow, harvest and ship the trees to the pulper, he also charges VAT on
the
> > trunks he sells to the pulper. However as a business he can claim back
> all
> > the VAT he has paid, minus the VAT he has received. The pulper does
> exactly
> > the same in making rolls of paper that he sells to a paper-bag
> manufacturer.
> > And the paper-bag manufacturer does the same thing in selling his
products
> > to the wholesaler, and the wholesaler to the retailer. However the
> > retailer, who gives the paper bags away with the produce, can claim back
> all
> > the VAT he has paid, but since the bags are given away free no VAT is
> > charged to the consumer. So the VAT Man gets nothing, but everyone in
the
> > chain has to make all these calculations and submissions.
> >
> > PaulH.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
> > To: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
> > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 8:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (non lbc)
> >
> >
> > > Paul,
> > > That the state tax is a separate tax is a good question, one for
which
> > > I do not know the answer. My business is in Connecticut, and I
prepare
> > > the sales/use tax return each quarter.
> > > The state's rules are very clear that one may not include the tax in
> > > the price, that it must always be calculated separately and then added
> > > in.
> > > To annoy one further, cable television providers are taxed by the
> > > Federal government. They show that tax on a line under their charges.
> > > Connecticut then applies its tax to the total of the service plus
> Federal
> > > tax.
> > > Were one to purchase goods out of this state, as in mail-order
> > > merchandise, one is required to calculate the tax due to Connecticut
at
> > > its six per cent rate, then subtract any tax paid to the other state,
> and
> > > remit the balance to Connecticut.
> > > One remembers the Beatles "Taxman."
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
>
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