Carbon Taxes

[wombat]

If they are talking about adding a carbon tax to fuel, whether you agree with the idea or not, why dont they use the opportunity to bring more benefits, remove road tax and add it as a levy to fuel ?

In normal times, there might be some chance of your suggestion being implemented although its probably too logical for any govt. to adopt it. The carbon tax will be designed to bring in extra revenue, since everything includes carbon, it is a universal tax which can be applied to everything and so a very efficient way of raising cash.

[atlantic]

have been saying the same thing for years.

If they are talking about adding a carbon tax to fuel, whether you agree with the idea or not, why dont they use the opportunity to bring more benefits, remove road tax and add it as a levy to fuel ?

1) You pay as you use
2) you pay as you polute
3) Savings in admisitration of road tax system
4) Allows garda to concentrate on crime rather than revenue collection
5) Lowers strain on courts system
6) All users pay for road use, including visitors, tourists, transport companies etc
7) Removing road tax will allow removal of certain functions/jobs in the PS

Wexfordman

[atlantic]

Next thing will be cremation tax,burial tax,bovine farting tax etc,etc,etc

[wombat]

Next thing will be cremation tax,burial tax,bovine farting tax etc,etc,etc

I think that's what a carbon tax is - a tax on whatever you're having yourself.