View of London from the south bank of the Thames. File photoLONDON, Mar 28Among the people of the UK, dissatisfied with the record increase in fuel prices, there are different ideas about how to force the government and business to solve this problem. In particular, in one of the groups on Facebook *, created three weeks ago against the backdrop of the fuel crisis, which has more than 5 thousand users, there was a call not to pay municipal tax until the authorities deal with the situation. According to the author of the post, now people are looking for different Ways to protest against the rise in fuel and rising cost of living are blocking roads, not going to work, going on strike, not paying income tax, boycotting gas stations and the like, but many simply cannot afford it for various reasons.
The father of a family in France expressed outrage at Macron over fuel prices «How about one thing that we really control — the abolition of all direct write-offs on which you pay your council tax? If as many people as possible refuse to pay their council tax until then until something is done about the cost of living crisis, I'm pretty sure local councils will be forced to sit down in parliament and discuss options as they won't have millions of pounds if we all do this.» Other popular proposals by the British include a boycott of gas station stores, which provide most of the revenue. British Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak last week announced that the duty on fuel would be reduced by 5d per liter until March 2023, which is the biggest reduction in fuel fees in history. In turn, the British Association of Motorists RAC said that this measure is a «drop in the ocean» in the face of rising prices. According to the RAC, a temporary reduction in VAT would be a more progressive way to help drivers, as the tax is applied at the point of sale of fuel. purchases of Russian oil. According to the RAC, average fuel prices jumped last week to new records, with diesel rising to 179.72 pence (about $2.37) a litre, while gasoline rose to 167.01 pence (about $2.2 $$).*Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist. sanctions against Russia
