Everyone's missing one key point. Taxes. On average, Europeans are paying nearly 2/3's of the listed pump price in taxes, in Canada it's about 1/2. The US the gas tax amounts to less than 1/4 of the pump price. Here in the US, in most cases, diesel has a slightly higher tax at the pump. Where in most Euro juristictions, diesel has a lower tax rate. I know when I was stationed in Italy 20 years .... :shock: :shock:.....ago, diesel was 1/3 cheaper at the pump mainly due to the tax rate (they made up for it in the yearly wheel-tax at registration time, STILL cheaper kicking Porsche booty with my '84 Golf GTD than with my '83 BMW 323is :lol: :twisted: )
shwartsbewithyou:
Yes but "745 turbogreasel" is from the US. Canada is near on par with Europe which is sad because we house a large majority of the oil fields in North America.
I hear your pain, but look at he Norwegians,
FIFTH largest oil producer, yet they pay over
$8 per gallon (@euro 1.61/liter)!!
Topic: Diesel prices (Read 9047 times)
