Originally Posted by
Cyclical
I think some of you are taking the political thing a little too seriously. If you don't think there is irony in a government (be that a Labour or a National lead one) suggesting we're being fleeced by the fuel companies, then I don't know what to say. Not sure what a litre of 91 costs atm as I haven't bought any for over a month, but let's say it's $1.80... That has about 74c worth of fuel excise tax in it, then another 23c in GST (~10c of which is tax on tax). So over 50% tax before you even consider the tax a fuel company might pay on any profit. Yes, I'm sure it all goes to worthy places blah blah, but my point remains, it's a little ironic for a government to suggest we are being fleeced by the fuel companies.