> >>> The rates of duty on all fuels have been increased as from today.
> >>> This means the additional duty charged on fuel purchased for
> >>> propulsion purposes has increased from 42.28 to 43.77 pence per
> >>> litre, plus VAT at 5%.
> >>>
> >> Another case of hiding bad news on a day when the news channels are
> >> full of something else????
> >
> >
> > For once, you can't really claim that; it was announced in the last
> > Budget, due to take effect in the Autumn, then postponed to 1 April
> > in the Pre Budget Report, so you've had nearly twelve month's notice!
> Doesn't make it any nicer.
> Brian
>
Which only leaves the question - was the date of the G20 already fixed when the
fuel duty date was decided?
John
