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Petrol and Motor Tax Increases?

  • 23-11-2010 4:13pm
    #1
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Are we expecting a hefty rise in Motor tax and petrol? Havent heard anything mentioned yet?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,800 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    im preying no..............


  • #3
    BronsonTB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭BronsonTB


    Hope not but I'd expect some increase esp on the motor tax. Not heard yet tho....

    Sligo Metalhead



  • #4
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    BronsonTB wrote: »
    Hope not but I'd expect some increase esp on the motor tax. Not heard yet tho....
    That would be madness... The annual rates for so called "big engine" cars are crazy already. People will stop paying these rates if they are to go any higher.


  • #5
    It BeeMee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 748 ✭✭✭It BeeMee


    Seweryn wrote: »
    The annual rates for so called "big engine" cars are crazy already. People will stop paying these rates if they are to go any higher.

    You've heard of The Greens, right? Getting rid of "big engine cars" are part of their evil plan manifesto :(


  • #6
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    Are we expecting a hefty rise in Motor tax and petrol? Havent heard anything mentioned yet?

    With the greens gone now I suspect they will scrap the tax based on emissions and return to the old system.

    As for a rise in fuel. Would a dog eat meat on good friday..;)


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  • #7
    shedweller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭shedweller


    But there is a global push for carbon trading, credits etc. I don't forsee emissions tax going anywhere but higher. Hopefully i'm wrong.:(
    I drive a small diesel but its pre 2008 so i pay 300 odd euro to tax it. No fair!


  • #8
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,730 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Surely they will just adjust the pricing of each of the emission tax bands and leave the old cc based pricing alone apart from maybe a 5% rise. I cannot see them increasing the €2000 rate though but Im sure they would want the average guy in a family saloon back paying €400 or so.


  • #9
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    mickdw wrote: »
    Surely they will just adjust the pricing of each of the emission tax bands and leave the old cc based pricing alone apart from maybe a 5% rise. I cannot see them increasing the €2000 rate though but Im sure they would want the average guy in a family saloon back paying €400 or so.
    I'd expect increased rates across the board. I can't see why they'd make an exception for the top rate - apart from anything it'd be seen as favouring the wealthy.


  • #10
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'd expect increased rates across the board. I can't see why they'd make an exception for the top rate - apart from anything it'd be seen as favouring the wealthy.

    Not getting into a political debate but the goverment seem to be favouring the wealthy all the time....


  • #11
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    the goverment seem to be favouring the wealthy all the time....

    We have a government? Since when?


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  • #12
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,581 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I'd expect diesel to go up and motor tax rates to go up, A and B more than the higher rates.


  • #13
    Sids Not
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭Sids Not


    Zubeneschamali wrote: »
    We have a government? Since when?

    Since they "loaned" us 90billion.........we're owned by europe now....be prepared for worse to come, you thought the speed camera vans were bad..

    Everything car related will go up, we're easy targets....:(


    This is nice............:mad:

    http://speakforengland.blogspot.com/2010/11/riverdunce-ireland-gets-multi-billion.html


  • #14
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,044 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    If they as reported have resorted to taking cash from their sacred Mr & Mrs Pensioner then you can be sure fuel, motor tax and possibly even vrt will be taking a steady hit :mad:


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