tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post1230533274670679047..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Fuel duty changesElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-69436744264575517012011-03-24T23:47:59.235+00:002011-03-24T23:47:59.235+00:00I see on the news that some garages aren't red...I see on the news that some garages aren't reducing their prices as they bought petrol at the current price, and won't reduce it until they've sold that consignment. Why then, do prices go up in some places 1p one day, then a couple of days later another 1p, and so on. Surely they haven't sold that particular consignment in a day or so...or am I missing something in their argument?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-81397090813799120832011-03-24T18:49:49.614+00:002011-03-24T18:49:49.614+00:00Ah yes, the joyous consequences of saving the worl...Ah yes, the joyous consequences of <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7776187.stm" rel="nofollow">saving the world</a>. Print money > Sterling devalues > Oil, priced in Dollars, more expensive in the UK > the punters have to pay more lovely British Pounds to fill up. Rinse and repeat for any other imported commodity where there is inflexibility of demand.<br /><br />As a matter of interest, did any of the pundits and talking heads give a back-of-the-fag-packet calculation of the new total tax take after the Budget 2011? Last figure I saw (admittedly last year) was around 38.5%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com