Death by Taxes II

UK average fuel price in litres (unleaded 95 octane)

Month, year	UK AVERAGE Fuel Price in litres (unleaded 95 octane)	Tax, pence	% tax
Source: the AA fuel price report
January 2006	89.4	60.43	67.6
February 2006	90	60.48	67.2
March 2006	90	60.48	67.2
April 2006	94.6	61.21	64.7
May 2006	96.8	61.56	63.6
June 2006	95.9	61.38	64
July 2006	97.5	61.62	63.2
August 2006	98.2	62.06	63.2
September 2006	90.3	60.59	67.1
October 2006	86.6	60.01	69.3
November 2006	86	59.94	69.7
December 2006	88.2	61.48	69.7
January 2007	87.5	61.43	70.2
February 2007	86.9	61.26	70.5
March 2007	89.5	61.67	68.9
April 2007	92.8	62.18	67
May 2007	95.9	62.62	65.3
June 2007	97	62.76	64.7
July 2007	96.7	62.76	64.9
August 2007	96.2	62.72	65.2
September 2007	95.2	62.55	65.7
October 2007	97.7	64.87	66.4
November 2007	101.5	65.47	64.5
December 2007	102.8	65.69	63.9
January 2008	104.3	65.92	63.2
February 2008	104	65.83	63.3
March 2008	106.8	66.22	62
April 2008	108.1	66.48	61.5
May 2008	112.6	67.11	59.6
June 2008	118.2	67.97	57.5
July 2008	119.5	68.12	57
August 2008	113.2	67.24	59.4
September 2008	112.9	67.18	59.5
October 2008	106.4	66.18	62.2
November 2008	94.9	64.44	67.9
December 2008	89.5	63.99	71.5
January 2009	86.6	63.65	73.5
February 2009	90.9	64.18	70.6
March 2009	90.6	64.14	70.8
April 2009	95	64.7	68.1
May 2009	97.7	66.92	68.5
June 2009	102.7	67.58	65.8
July 2009	103	67.67	65.7
August 2009	104.4	67.76	64.9
September 2009	106.3	70.05	65.9
October 2009	105.1	69.89	66.5
November 2009	108.7	70.33	64.7
December 2009	108.3	70.29	64.9
January 2010	111.8	72.78	65.1
February 2010	112.1	72.87	65
March 2010	116.1	73.49	63.3
April 2010	120.5	75.19	62.4
May 2010	121.5	75.33	62
June 2010	118.1	74.76	63.3
July 2010	117.5	74.73	63.6
August 2010	116.5	74.56	64
September 2010	115.2	74.3	64.5
October 2010	117.7	75.68	64.3
November 2010	119.1	75.87	63.7
December 2010	122.1	76.31	62.5
January 2011	128.3	80.32	62.6
February 2011	128.8	80.37	62.4
March 2011	132.9	81.07	61
April 2011	135.8	80.53	59.3
May 2011	136.9	80.77	59
June 2011	136.1	80.57	59.2
July 2011	135.6	80.55	59.4
August 2011	135.7	80.61	59.4
September 2011	135.6	80.55	59.4
October 2011	134.5	80.43	59.8
November 2011	133.7	80.22	60
December 2011	132.5	80.03	60.4
January 2012	133.5	80.23	60.1
February 2012	135	80.46	59.6
March 2012	138.5	81.02	58.5
April 2012	142.5	81.65	57.3
May 2012	138.4	80.96	58.5
June 2012	133.8	80.28	60
July 2012	132.2	79.98	60.5
August 2012	135.5	80.49	59.4
September 2012	140.2	81.32	58
October 2012	138.9	81.12	58.4

Is it any wonder that all the shops and factories are closing - Just look at the tax on each litre

and this is the result

Empty main road

Now
Look at Portugal's Ghost Roads