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Wizzer schreef:

> Don't buy Petrol on April 30, 1999 ...?
>
> It's time we did something about the price of Petrol in Australia!
>
> We are all sick and tired of high prices - when there are literally millions
> of gallons in storage.  Know what we recently found out?
>
> The so-called oil cartel has decided to slow Australian production by some 2
> million barrels per day to drive up the price.  If there was just ONE day
> when nobody purchased petrol, the price you pay will drop dramatically.
>
> We've therefore decided to see how many Australians we can encourage to NOT
> BUY PETROL on one specific day!
>
> Let's have a PETROL OUT!
> Do not buy any petrol on APRIL 30, 1999.  Buy on the Thursday before, or
> Saturday after.  Do NOT buy any petrol on FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999.
>
> Want to help?
> Send this message to everyone you know. Ask them to do the same. Talk to
> your friends.
>
> You - personally - CAN make a difference to the price you pay for your
> petrol.

    In the Netherlands where I live petrol costs about A$ 1.65.
About 70 % of this price is tax.
    The price of crude oil does only affect the price of fuel a few cents a
year.
But our government tries to encourage (mostly)car users to make use of the
public transportation system because our roads are extremely overcrowded.
They raise the prices sometimes up to 10 to 20 cents a time.
    I wonder if your government is pulling off something  to make you pay more
tax.

Elwin B