Thanks to the recent Budget - an archaic British Economic policy device of which the sole purpose is to thieve more money from the British tax payer whilst simultaneously explaining that the general public has never had it so good - petrol has gone up another 2 pence per litre. Now 2 pence is not actually that much in itself, but considering that since 8 months ago petrol prices have gone from less that 70 pence a litre to over 80p, all these 'little' increases do add up. Readers from across the pond might well be shocked to discover that at many petrol stations standard unleaded fuel costs over US$5.00 per American Gallon.

PETROL IS MORE EXPENSIVE IN BRITAIN THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

Where does all this money go? Studies some years back showed that less that one third of revenues raised from petrol duties went on any transport related projects, let alone on anything automobile related. Now, with public transport in a shambles, that fraction is even lower. Why does that government have to cower behind these so called 'stealth' taxes, blaming the motorist for all the ills in the world and thus opening up an enormous reserve of taxation 'in the public good'. If the government wants to increase expenditure, why doesn't it have the courage just to increase income tax openly? There are over 22 million vehicles on the road in Britain today - fuel taxes affect everyone. And unlike income tax, the scale is not progressive - in other words in relation, the Government is increasing the tax burden on the poor much more than on the rich. Isn't there something wrong with this?