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Robin9 · May 15th 16, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Someone Somewhere

On 13/05/2016 18:05, Robin9 wrote:
Roland Perry;155705 Wrote:
In message , at 13:06:58 on Fri, 13 May
2016, d remarked:
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I doubt roads pay their way either even after road and fuel tax have
been
taken into account. The M25 widening alone is costing over Â£100 million
a year.-

Fuel Duty alone is 28 billion, and that doesn't include the 5.6bn VAT on

duty. VED is another (roughly) £6bn.
--
Roland Perry

Plus the VAT on spare parts and service charges, plus the
surcharge on insurance premiums which George Osborne
increased to 9%.

Why not include the VAT on the vehicle itself? If we didn't have roads,
people wouldn't buy cars....

You're right of course. I don't know why I overlooked VAT on
the vehicle itself.