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Re: "We can’t get from A to B in Britain and it might just be the Government’s ..."

« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2024, 12:47:19 »

My bus journey costs about 50% less than it did 10 years ago thanks to the £2 cap.


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Re: "We can’t get from A to B in Britain and it might just be the Government’s ..."

« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2024, 16:10:45 »

Quote from: broadgage on June 04, 2024, 12:15:39

I would like to see fuel duty increased so as to raise the retail price by 10% initially, and then subsequent increases by about 5% a year.

Before they do that, my vote would go to the party proposing to tax jet fuel....


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Re: "We can’t get from A to B in Britain and it might just be the Government’s ..."

« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2024, 16:41:44 »

Quote from: ChrisB on June 04, 2024, 16:10:45

Quote from: broadgage on June 04, 2024, 12:15:39

I would like to see fuel duty increased so as to raise the retail price by 10% initially, and then subsequent increases by about 5% a year.

Before they do that, my vote would go to the party proposing to tax jet fuel....

Do I recall that there is some sort of international agreement not to tax jet fuel? Or is it just that they would fill up where it was cheapest?


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Re: "We can’t get from A to B in Britain and it might just be the Government’s ..."

« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2024, 17:48:25 »

Quote from: ellendune on June 04, 2024, 16:41:44

Do I recall that there is some sort of international agreement not to tax jet fuel? Or is it just that they would fill up where it was cheapest?

AFAIK^▸ there is some such agreement, time in my view to abolish it.
Aircraft generally fill up before each flight, carrying enough for a return trip is normally uneconomic due to the weight. Carrying extra fuel reduces the number of passengers and/or the weight of cargo that can be carried and also increases the fuel consumption.


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