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Thread ID: 91278 2008-07-02 01:14:00 $1 to government for every Litre of petrol SolMiester (139) PC World Chat
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684521 2008-07-02 04:51:00 Holy crap batman....did you know the government rakes in $1 for every 1L....?

:yuck:

Bloody rip off merchants......how do they expect to get taxes when workers cant afford the petrol to get to work.....we havent seen any relief from them despite increasing prices...they are alright Jack, they keep getting more money!!

I think its outrageous!

TVNZ one news midday said $1 plus GST.
robbyp (2751)
684522 2008-07-02 05:07:00 TVNZ one news midday said $1 plus GST.

Thank-you robbyp, I was wondering what I was going to say to roddy_boy who knows all?!
SolMiester (139)
684523 2008-07-02 05:10:00 Well then they were wrong. Your wife was wrong, but it seems she was ill-informed so that's fair enough. roddy_boy (4115)
684524 2008-07-02 05:12:00 Well, it wouldnt be the 1st time TVNZ was wrong.... SolMiester (139)
684525 2008-07-02 05:19:00 Oh, wife has just advised the $1+ gst prices were just released today by the Ministry of social development (?) SolMiester (139)
684526 2008-07-02 05:19:00 Well then they were wrong. Your wife was wrong, but it seems she was ill-informed so that's fair enough.
I believe Rule # 1 applies here.
R2x1 (4628)
684527 2008-07-02 06:03:00 I believe Rule # 1 applies here.

Don't tell anyone about fight club?
Thebananamonkey (7741)
684528 2008-07-02 10:17:00 Listen to Roddy Boy . He's the only sane voice here .

Have a look at the links he has provided .

It does seem, though, that some tax relief might help, although it would only be temporary decrease and simply putting off the inevitable .

The government says that the tax is used to build roads and other transport projects . Believe them if you will, but I wonder why some projects have been on and off the go for the past 40 years or so . Auckland's motorway system is one example . I'm quite certain that it will not be finished in our lifetime . :groan:

And if they ever do finish, no-one will be able to afford to pay for the fuel to actually drive on them . They'll just be really expensive, multi-lane cycleways . :groan:
johcar (6283)
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