In a message dated 04/15/2002 8:26:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
richard.gosling@exprogroup.com writes:
<< he tax disc was introduced many many years ago so that car users
contributed to the cost of the roads they were using. Fair enough. Then
the use was subtly changed to 'investment in transport', which basically
means that they take money out of the pockets of car drivers, and put it
into the pockets of those who use otherwise financially unviable trains and
buses. Now they've given up even that pretence, as the combination of car
tax and petrol tax is about 10x total investment in transport, the rest just
goes to general govt. expenditure. >>
It's nice to know that governments are predictable everywhere... sounds just
like the US, Richard.
Bill J
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70 GT6+
67 International Travelall
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