On April 27, 2006 at 23:21, Damik said...
Unfortunately it's not just the oil companies
that make more; many governments make huge windfalls
on oil price rises. So they have a vested interest
in keep the price high. In Aust we have two taxes
on our petrol - a government excise (fixed) and
a services tax (10% on top). The services tax
income has been increasing proportionally to the
oil price rise
Hey Damik, doesn't it (the taxes) total out at about 60% of the price that we're paying?
