tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6045329963216997258..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The price of invert sugarRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-38684230750581043892020-11-06T01:17:19.333-08:002020-11-06T01:17:19.333-08:00Double taxation continues to be a feature of life ...Double taxation continues to be a feature of life in the UK. The government's own website (gov.uk) states: "Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other fuels used in vehicles or for heating. You also pay standard rate VAT at 20% on most fuel, or the reduced rate of 5% on domestic heating fuel." Hence you pay VAT on the duty component of the fuel price, a tax on tax which has long been the subject of complaints from the motoring lobby.Chaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734540435752271729noreply@blogger.com