Roger Opposes 3p Increase in Fuel Duty
Posted by Roger Godsiff, MP for Birmingham, Hall Green, at 15:12, Wed 23 May 2012:
I am opposed to the increase Fuel Duty on petrol and diesel from the 1st August which will push up the price of petrol and diesel by approximately 16p a gallon.
I have signed the Amendment to the Finance Act which would stop this rise going ahead because I believe, particularly at this moment in time, the placing yet another burden on hard-pressed families and small businesses cannot be justified.
The Coalition Government is seeking to raise extra revenue to reduce the financial deficit and an increase in Fuel Duty is going to impact severely on many businesses and will lead to less economic activity while also taking more money out of the pockets of consumers. This will depress even more the desperate need for growth in the economy and will merely increase Government borrowing because there will be more people out of work and therefore less tax being paid while unemployment expenditure will increase.
I hope this makes my position clear.
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Posted by Stephen Freestainton, 22:20, Wed 23 May 2012: (Is this post abusive?) #
History plainly shows that the previous Conservative-only and Labour-only governments, each representing at best about 40% of the electorate, saw fit to spend huge amounts of taxpayers' money on unnecessary quangos.
Maj Thatcher and Major, John managed to squander all the UK's North Sea Oil and Gas revenues. Then came "Project Blair" which ultimately borrowed umpteen billions of pounds to buy votes to get re-elected; and Don Brown only furthered the grievously wasteful New-Labour indulgences. Few folk foretold financial meltdown in so many global money-changers' temples; and those few with true foresight were ignored by successive self-serving govern-mental ministers.
Now, at last, we are consensually governed by representatives of 65% of the electorate. This government had to start from the worst financial deficit for some seventy years. The National Coalition has now stemmed most of the bleeding wounds left by the last regimes; and are engaged in considered seeding of the recovery.
As an unemployed disabled person, I will not enjoy paying more tax for the petrol I absolutely need; but I shall at least know that those lucky enough to be on decent wages will be paying more into the public purse: as they burn up so much more of the planet's dwindling oil reserves.
It is impossible to please everyone with all the measures they have rightly considered necessary in this crisis; but current ministers, both Blue and Gold, have put the interests of British people ahead of personal or party gain. This is surely a glimpse of the "Dunkirk Spirit" not seen since the last financial crisis of a comparable magnitude. Back then the Labour Party was an eager stripling, not the grumpy old man of today!
The last thing our Countries need now is a couple of Ed-cases borrowing billions for tax giveaways again; and thus driving the Ship of State back onto the Rocks of Bankruptcy. I commend the Coalition for standing up for true long-term values, in the face of those trying to win cheap votes for temporary populist gimmicks.
Posted by Mohammed Hemraj, 10:20, Thu 24 May 2012: (Is this post abusive?) #
Fuel duty, VAT etc are ways of raising revenue by the government compared to borrowing and printing currency (the govenment may as devalue the currency). The government needs to cut expenses drastically which I understand will make any governement unpopular but this country has no choice. About taxing more the rich the claim is that they will use other avenues to avoid paying taxes. It is a no win situation. Perhaps the increase in fuel duty will encourage commuters to use public transport as I do.