Mark Hewitt wrote:
> "Scott en Aztl=E1n" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Here in the US the top story recently has been the large upward
spike
> > in gasoline prices. Some have predicted that gasoline will top
> > $5/gallon by next year, up from $2.50/gallon today. Since you folks
in
> > Europe have had $5/gallon gas for years (thanks to high taxes),
what's
> > happening to gas prices over there in Europe? Are they going to hit
> > $10/gallon soon? Is the price of gas the top story on your local TV
> > news?
>
> Current price in UK is around US$6.16 / US gallon
>
> They are going up however have stopped going up quite recently. The
general
> thought is that they have stablised now. However the chancellor has
hinted
> further tax will be applied to petrol and diesel in the September
budget.
>
> Of the $6.16 per gallon, approx $4.26 is tax.

Yeah but it doesn't matter in england since there's no place to go
anyway.