This is how much tax you pay every time you buy petrol or diesel amid calls for fuel duty rise
After the news that the government is set to keep fuel duty at the same level, reversing a planned 1p increase which would have raised £9billion in taxes, many responded with calls for the rise to go ahead.
@Mattrink said on Twitter: "Stop saying this like it is a good thing. Raise fuel duty, invest more in green solutions and future generations will thank you for it..."
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Hide Ad@Elainebks aid: "Just think, a small rise in duty could promote more environmental travel...."
-> BMW driver avoids arrest for having flashing blue lights fittedBut how much tax do you actually pay on your petrol and diesel at the pump?
Well, according to figures released by transport research charity the RAC Foundation, the amount of Fuel Duty on petrol and diesel currently stands at:
64.55% of the pump price per litre for petrol
60.8% of the pump price for diesel
As of December 2018. Then, VAT is charged at 20% on top of the total price (including fuel duty, so effectively you're taxed on the tax)
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Hide AdThis means that if you pay £1.30 for a litre of petrol, you would pay
83.9p per litre of petrol
79p per litre of diesel
Scaling this up, if you bought 40 litres of unleaded petrol at £1.30, you would pay
£52 in total
of which,
£33.56 is tax
£18.44 pays for the petrol
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