LeytonC
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Reged: 16/09/2002
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i am posting this as a link - but please read this letter and comment.
Letter about red diesel from Euro commissioner on taxation.
Someone somewhere either a) knows nothing or b) government is lying
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LeytonC
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Just in case - thought i would mention that if the letter looks to small to read, you need to expand it out. (in explorer, hover over it and click on the icon in the bottom right hand corner (the one with the 4 crosses on it), in Firefox just left click)
Basicaly the letter says the uk has not formally applied for an extention to derogation for red diesel in private marine sector.
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SimonC
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Reged: 22/07/2005
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It's true:
Red diesel blog
The government was awaiting a "communication" from the Commission, advising of its initial thoughts. See this thread for more:
Red diesel thread
or the MBM news story:
News story
I believe there is a meeting in the Treasury to discuss the matter today; the proposal clearly needs to go in very soon.
Simon
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Andrew_Fanner
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I am both unsurprised and incensed. Just somehow I get the feeling the some politico or indeed unlelected bureaucrat has his, or her, finger firmly in on this matter.
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SPH
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I just feel that the fight is over....I know that is a defeatist attitude, but I don't think the EU give a monkeys what us boaters think or pay, and a deal will be struck behind closed doors. 
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Andrew_Fanner
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I just feel that the fight is over....I know that is a defeatist attitude, but I don't think the EU give a monkeys what us boaters think or pay, and a deal will be struck behind closed doors.
Yet further reason, if it were needed, to get out. Democracy anyone?
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GC1
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What about all that nonsense with MPS' holding up posters, they have done [--word removed--] all and just got their faces in the press. All a lot of hot air and spin if you ask me 
Anyway, look on the brightside, it's still going to be cheaper than petrol and more mpg, so no big deal really
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mikef
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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Simon, what happened to the 'minded to apply for an extension of the derogation' position set out in this year's Budget statement? This seems to be blatant backtracking. Now it seems that the govt is waiting for the EC to tell them whether they can apply for an extension which is a different position altogether. In fact, if I was cynical (which I am), I would say that the govt were never really minded to apply for an extension and were simply looking to find a way of blamimg the EC for not applying for the extension
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PCUK
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Reged: 29/06/2005
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Loc: Devon
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The EU rope will hang us all!
If we let it, along with "Tiny Bliar"
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Andrew_Fanner
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Demand that your MP bring forward a motion to decouple UK taxation from the EU?
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