The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to cancel fuel duty.
But the fact remains that UK hauliers are still paying the highest levels of fuel duty in Europe.
“We urged a “no increase” announcement and the Chancellor delivered - although we would have liked him to go further by cutting diesel duty,” said RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning. "This is another massive achievement for the road haulage industry and the FairFuelUK campaign, which the RHA co-founded three years ago. We have transformed the debate around fuel taxes.
"The RHA also has a strong message for hauliers’ customers. Diesel prices have been rising sharply this year and, according to the RHA’s weekly fuel price survey, a key industry indicator, has already stands at 115.14ppl (ex VAT).
“Customers have to accept that their haulage charges must rise if they are to continue to receive the services upon which they depend.”
Winseer:
He wants to reduce the defecit, but does not realise that there are limited ways in which to do this:
(1) Increase the number of workers that pay tax (he’s laying off public sector workers by the thousand though)
(3) Increase taxes for the Rich (he won’t go there at all)
Its the well off that create the jobs so increasing tax for them is a pretty stupid thing to do.
If you take that argument to it’s logical conclusion you’d be charging no tax whatsoever on the rich employers and charging it all on their employees instead.In which case nothing gets bought because the employees have no disposable income to buy it with so both the employers and the employees are out of work.It’s just that the rich employers have a better level of social security in that case in the form of early retirement pension rights and offshore savings accounts in Switzerland, unlike the workers.
kevchalluk:
The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to cancel fuel duty.
But the fact remains that UK hauliers are still paying the highest levels of fuel duty in Europe.
“We urged a “no increase” announcement and the Chancellor delivered - although we would have liked him to go further by cutting diesel duty,” said RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning. "This is another massive achievement for the road haulage industry and the FairFuelUK campaign, which the RHA co-founded three years ago. We have transformed the debate around fuel taxes.
"The RHA also has a strong message for hauliers’ customers. Diesel prices have been rising sharply this year and, according to the RHA’s weekly fuel price survey, a key industry indicator, has already stands at 115.14ppl (ex VAT).
“Customers have to accept that their haulage charges must rise if they are to continue to receive the services upon which they depend.”
No surprise though that with all their self congratulation the RHA hasn’t actually asked for trucks to be able to be run on red diesel which is what’s actually needed to make a real difference.But that would upset the government’s self admitted policy of shifting freight from road to rail.
Quite agree Conor,what recession…brand new lorries…high wages…queues a mile long outside Mc Donalds…the great British myth…poverty Britain…don’t see many old bangers on the road these day’s…traffic still bumper to bumper…supermarkets seemingly busy 24/7 and kids who don’t have the latest electronic gadget considered living in poverty…
who is really in deep wotsit!.. certainly not many British.
