• Protests against fuel prices in other European Union states have won tax concessions in recent weeks.
22st June 2000, Page 6
22st June 2000
Page 6
Page 6, 22st June 2000
— • Protests against fuel prices in other European Union states have won tax concessions in recent weeks.
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• In Portugal, the government has scrapped a 12% fuel tax increase after a series of public sector strikes.
• In Greece, road users lobbied parliament and won a cut in the VAT on fuel from 18% 10 9%.
• In Italy, taxes have been cut by 1.6p/lit after a month-long media campaign over rising petrol prices.
But in the UK, rises in the cost of crude oil are heightening the considerable fuel price penalty we already have to pay compared with the rest of Europe.
The Road Haulage Association believes experience on the Continent shows that demonstrations work better than negotiations.
But the Freight Transport Association says it is still against street protests.