Originally posted by pixuk
Personally I don't think there's anything wrong with the planet being more careful about the noxious gases that we spew into the atmosphere, but I don't think we've got our priorities right (penalising the wrong industries), and certainly don't think we should be taxing the individual with no transparent plans on how the money will be spent on environmental issues. There's far too much temptation for all these taxes, including APD, just to be swept up into the treasury and lost in the muddle of other expenditure.
Well said. Many of the previous posts have addressed the theme of 'paying enough already..' - well unfortunately what we're paying at the moment has nothing to do with reparing any damage we may be causing. I know it's a pisser thinking you're paying for the same thing twice but well actually you're not.
Originally posted by pixuk
Hey, I'm angry enough at plans to expand congestion charges and pay-per-journey road tolls while we already have road tax and huge fuel tax (supposedly to discourage car useage); but if you don't live near a tube line and have only one bus service in the area (that stops at 7pm, I might add), cars are pretty essential things.
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