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Old 30-10-2008, 20:28   #8
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Re: High Oil Prices Lift BP's Profits To £6.4bn.

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Originally Posted by Bonnyboy View Post
Maybe the Canadian Government aren’t as greedy as the UK Government, the largest percent of our fuel costs go to our Chancellor by way of Fuel duty/tax
They are greedy enough, and the provincial govts. tax the gas too. However, a lot has been returned to municipal govts. for things such as infrastructure (that's a nice buzz word for things like sewers, roads, and bridges etc.) maintainance ... so, the City of Kingston gets a fair slice of tax revenue returned directly to the community.
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