Think Britain has it easy?
I just read on the BBC that – after a threefold price increase – petrol in Zimbabwe is still only 55p a litre. Perhaps that should put the level of tax Britain puts on petrol into perspective. A country under a vicious dictatorship, crippled by corruption and extreme fuel shortages, still ends up with lower petrol prices than post-1997 Britain.
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July 1st, 2005 at 5:07 pm
Over here in Guernsey our petrol is about 55p a litre! Interesting when you consider just how close we are to the UK!! I would guess it was in the 20p range back in 1997. Of course our mileage is considerably lower aswell!