Yay or nay: is the government right to scrap fuel tax?
Amid soaring petrol prices, the government has today 'postponed' a green fuel tax that would have added an extra 2p on the cost of every litre.
Some have pointed out that the cost of fuel is already so high that an additional levy would be pointless; those who cannot afford the prices are already being forced to leave their cars behind, so the charges would make little difference from an environmental perspective. Others believe that the government is removing the tax only through credit crunch-fuelled fear of sinking further in the public's estimation.
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So far, the move has been welcomed by many motorists, but condemned by both the Lib Dems who branded it 'irresponsible', and the Greens: Richard George, of the Campaign for Better Transport, has accused motoring groups of being "out of touch" with the need to tackle climate change and said they should be pestering the government for greater monetary incentives to go green.
So what's your view: do you think the prohibitive price of petrol is enough to deter would-be motorists from gazzling gas as much as they might be, or will this just give them the green light to burn more fuel?
[Via The Guardian]
