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Article: New Tolls on National Roads?

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    #62
    NedNew2
    Registered Users Posts: 384 ✭✭NedNew2


    If they must collect more taxes then it should be applied to petrol/diesel and motor tax rates. Then there's no hassle with setting up tolls.

    The dynamics of toll dodging are probably being underestimated (i.e. amount of traffic that will divert to avoid new tolls).


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    #63
    Bards
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭Bards


    last year the increase in fuel by 5c per litre was a "Carbon Tax"

    This year it will be a "Toll Tax" and the excuse they will give is that it will be fairer and chaper to collect an extra 5c on fuel than install and mange Toll plazas all over the country

    The Govt are just preparing the way - that is all, and we will all have a big sigh of relief when they do this instead of introducing Hard Tolls


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    #64
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The most annoying thing about this situation is the reason the government is so keen the "shear the sheep" again. Bankers! :mad:


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    #65
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The most annoying thing about this situation is the reason the government is so keen the "shear the sheep" again. Wankers! :mad:

    Fixed that for you. Any time... ;)


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    #66
    limklad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭limklad


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Fixed that for you. Any time... ;)
    Bankers ! ****! Is there a difference? :confused:


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    #67
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    limklad wrote: »
    Bankers ! ****! Is there a difference? :confused:

    True **** just do it in private, bankers spray it over the whole population! :mad: :pac:

    Anyway this isn't AH so back on topic.

    The anger such a scheme would create, will act as a good smoke screen for other taxes. Then the idea will be quietly dropped.


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    #68
    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Deleted User wrote: »
    True **** just do it in private, bankers spray it over the whole population! :mad: :pac:

    Anyway this isn't AH so back on topic.

    The anger such a scheme would create, will act as a good smoke screen for other taxes. Then the idea will be quietly dropped.

    That's the spin of it all.:mad:


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