Oh for fuck's sake

[andrewducker]

There's a BBC News story here saying that the government shouldn't put up petrol taxes...because theey'll hit the poor harder than the rich.

OF COURSE THEY WILL!!!!!

All taxes, except for ones that are (in some way) means-tested, hit the poor harder, because the poor have less money.

If the tax didn't affect people by making it harder to drive everywhere all the damn time, it would be a tad pointless, especially when this is something the government has said it's supposed to encourage.

Oh, the stupidity.

Comments

[dreema.livejournal.com]

yeah, the council makes us submit vat recipts for fuel when we make mileage claims using our own cars. Thing is, we don't see any of that vat money back ...

[dystopicreality.livejournal.com]

I don't think you would do anyway - it's classed as a business expense and therefore something that the business claims back.

Getting the mileage claim is normal though and I would be surprised if they never gave you that :)