Budget - 5 cent on diesel and no increase to petrol

conneem-TT

No increase on petrol due to the threat of a loss of tax income by people travelling to the north to fill up.

Seth Brundle

nothing announced just yet but I wonder will motor tax or vrt be regarded as yet another easy target?

Heroditas

Woohoo!

The north saved us from an increase in petrol and drink, he even said it straight out!

mike65

Insurance levy increased, no changes on Road tax/VRT/VAT unless I fell asleep.

Voodoomelon

Go on petrol!

Boo diesel!

Top Dog

Wonder will the hauliers kick off now at the substancial increase in their running costs? 5c on its own might not sound like much, but when you're running a fleet of trucks that consume gallons of the stuff - its bound to have an impact.

mukki

dam it my fuel light came on today and i didn't get any

peasant

Top Dog wrote: »

Wonder will the hauliers kick off now at the substancial increase in their running costs? 5c on its own might not sound like much, but when you're running a fleet of trucks that consume gallons of the stuff - its bound to have an impact.

Indeed it will ...bottom line it simply means that cost of living will not come down as much as you were told (as virtually everything in this country has to be transported/imported over long distances), so all the other tax increases are going to hurt even more.

Vain

Was sure we would never see petrol under the 99.9 mark again, hopefully we will see it for another while anyway.

Top Dog

peasant wrote: »

Indeed it will ...bottom line it simply means that cost of living will not come down as much as you were told (as virtually everything in this country has to be transported/imported over long distances), so all the other tax increases are going to hurt even more.

So we were lied to again. Nothing new there eh? :rolleyes:

mukki wrote: »

dam it my fuel light came on today and i didn't get any

Increase doesn't come into effect until midnight so you still have time to brim it

Owen

Yet another reason why Petrol rocks.

Green Hornet

Heh heh. A few friends of mine recently changed to diesel and have been crowing on and on about the price difference. Weren't crowing this evening.:D

slimjimmc

conneem-TT wrote: »

No increase on petrol due to the threat of a loss of tax income by people travelling to the north to fill up.

Don't forget, in the previous budget (Oct'08) 8c was added to petrol and 0c to diesel.

peasant

Considering that petrol went up by 8 cent in January (and diesel didn't) they are still better off :P

EDIT ..too slow ...

Owen

As James May says - Diesel is for people who can't afford Petrol anyway. Even when I was a kid, the train called Diesel in Thomas the Tank Engine always looked unhappy :

cashmni1

peasant wrote: »

Indeed it will ...bottom line it simply means that cost of living will not come down as much as you were told (as virtually everything in this country has to be transported/imported over long distances), so all the other tax increases are going to hurt even more.

Exactly - the cost of every consumable will go up. Trains, trucks and busses are all on diesel. Stupid move if you ask me. He should try to make Ireland a more competive counrty to do buisness in, not make it more expensive. It will have a dramatic effect on hauliers.

snowman707

Green Hornet wrote: »

Heh heh. A few friends of mine recently changed to diesel and have been crowing on and on about the price difference. Weren't crowing this evening.:D

My 2.0 ltr dsl will still match my daughter's 1.0 ltr in miles per €

homer90

The TOOL Minister did mention a 'carbon tax' down the line ..........

Petrol could get a spanking......:o

But hey...... It didnt get hit today, thankfully

Dartz

I like a good Turbo Diesel. I like the Torque. It's good for moving a heavy car. Only reason you can't run a diesel engine on petrol, is because petrol is a strong degreasant, and destroys the fuel system.

But now that lean-burn Petrol Direct Injection systems are coming onstream...

Voodoomelon

snowman707 wrote: »

My 2.0 ltr dsl will still match my daughter's 1.0 ltr in miles per €

Lol, my 2.8l petrol does the same MPG as my old 1.0l petrol 1997 Polo!:pac:

McSpud

So next budget petrol will increase & not diesel?

Any one know what the prices of petrol/diesel are in NI are I presume this is what is driving the tax increase?

Fishtits

As has been mentioned previously, petrol got stuffed in the previous budget, now diesel gets the same treatment.

Diesel vehs still advantageous in the consumption stakes, so no real change.

L-M

Pfftt... Petrol didn't go up but cigs did... They'll always get it out of you:rolleyes:

Voodoomelon

You mean out of you. Thanks for subsidising my petrol!

stratos

Petrol rocks, oil is for heating your house:).

Biro

Top Dog wrote: »

Wonder will the hauliers kick off now at the substancial increase in their running costs? 5c on its own might not sound like much, but when you're running a fleet of trucks that consume gallons of the stuff - its bound to have an impact.

Exactly. Classic moranic move by our incompetent Government. It's about as stupid a move as they could make. Adding to the cost of transporting goods is the last thing they should have done. Over 1 cent for every mile travelled added to the cost of each truck in a fleet. Who'll pay? We all will.

ninty9er

What makes anyone here think hauliers pay the same for their diesel as the rest of us. They'll just negotiate a better deal with their suppliers:rolleyes:

Biro

ninty9er wrote: »

What makes anyone here think hauliers pay the same for their diesel as the rest of us. They'll just negotiate a better deal with their suppliers:rolleyes:

Doesn't work like that, and the smaller guys use the DCI card. No option there.

TheBazman

ninty9er wrote: »

What makes anyone here think hauliers pay the same for their diesel as the rest of us. They'll just negotiate a better deal with their suppliers:rolleyes:

My father is a self employed truck driver and the price he pays is roughly the same as the pumps. Maybe larger fleets have some deals but not every haulier

ART6

McSpud wrote: »

So next budget petrol will increase & not diesel?

Yes, in about three weeks time;)

Beta Ray Bill

Edwin Wailing Gumdrop wrote: »

The north saved us from an increase in petrol and drink, he even said it straight out!

I will still head north to buy my booze though!

the 5 cent increase in diesel was to be expected though. there was no way they could have increased petrol anymore.

tough budget all the same.
I read on the news also that new car sales are down 66%
stinger for the car dealers.

gas thing about it is that if VRT was significantly reduced IE from 30% to 10% it might encourage more people to buy a new car!

Ginger83

Green Hornet wrote: »

Heh heh. A few friends of mine recently changed to diesel and have been crowing on and on about the price difference. Weren't crowing this evening.:D

They wouldnt need to cron if they put the right diesel in

And the cigarettes were hit but remember they are still over two euro a pack cheaper across the border, oh yes, and a bottle of jameson is eleven euro cheaper.

The way things have gone the only thing I am buying down here at the moment is milk,

McSpud

ART6 wrote: »

Yes, in about three weeks time;)

I wish that was a joke. Unfortunately I think will be 3-5 months before next emergency budget. Have to get through elections first.