whether 'tis nobler of the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune at the fuel pump... or
Okay so the Chancellor of the Exchequer is not going to add 2p per litre to the petrol price this autumn but will it make much difference. I suppose its better than nothing..but as you can see from the picture above what you pay for petrol at the pump is already loaded with taxes..so much taxes.
This 2p is not of course 2p off the current level, but the Chancellor will not levy a further 2p to the tax level already there. Okay big deal you might think. With petrol prices rising faster than a cape canaveral rocket, this 2p is likely to be gobbled up anyway.
Although not adding this 2p means the cash strapped government lose the chance of an extra £500million for public spending. Where you and me might like less taxes, was this the right thing to do by the Chancellor.