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French protest at fuel price

  • 19-11-2018 12:50pm
    #1
    The Ging and I
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭


    I have seen Diesel at 1.54€ and the locals are not happy. They have taken to blocking roads in protest. I feel sorry for all the foreign truck drivers who got caught up in all this.


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  • #2
    Mike9832
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Mike9832


    The Ging and I wrote: »
    I have seen Diesel at 1.54€ and the locals are not happy. They have taken to blocking roads in protest. I feel sorry for all the foreign truck drivers who got caught up in all this.

    Why?

    They are damn right

    Over a euro in taxes


  • #3
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    The Ging and I wrote: »
    They have taken to blocking roads in protest.
    If you've read the reports, it's gone way beyond just a bit of peaceful "blocking of roads". Lots of injuries and even one death.


  • #4
    Eggs For Dinner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭Eggs For Dinner


    The French take protesting very seriously. They don't mess about


  • #5
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    And oil is at ~$67 , wait till it goes back to $80/100 barrel , they'll be paying €2/L


  • #6
    Emmersonn
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Emmersonn


    mikeecho wrote: »
    And oil is at ~$67 , wait till it goes back to $80/100 barrel , they'll be paying €2/L
    And what will "we" be paying? :eek:


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  • #7
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    Emmersonn wrote: »
    And what will "we" be paying? :eek:

    €1.869


  • #8
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭pajor


    Then that price goes up another 6.5c or so for diesel from 1 Jan next year.

    C’est pas bon.


  • #9
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    pajor wrote: »
    Then that price goes up another 6.5c or so for diesel from 1 Jan next year.

    C’est pas bon.

    More like 2￠/L


  • #10
    TallGlass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    Stuff is taxed to the hilt as it is. The solution... More taxes on it.


  • #11
    theguzman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭theguzman


    The Masochist in me sort of wishes we got an oil shock to force the Government to stop taxing fuel the way they do.



    A law should be passed that all revenue from VRT, Oil Distillate, Motor Tax etc. is invested directly into Infrastructure and public transport.Instead is squandered on huge pensions for useless civil servant workers, and all manner of wastage. I would in favour of privatising the entire running of the country something like the East India Company because the Govt are too corrupt and inept to do anything right.


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