Well it makes me quite cross in a way.
Here we have a government that will contribute to your car, contribute to a special wall charger then give the purchaser up to 130% tax allowance and then quite alot of free charging stations, especially at local council etc. workplaces.
At the same time we are all having to pay a large surcharge on our electricity and gas bills in order to fund these "green" measures, and as the energy costs rise the gov receipt by way of the VAT on energy bills will probably double.
It seems reasonable to me to make the statements that follow.
1.The subsidies and allowances are the most blatant type of bribe.
2. Only the relatively wealthy part of our society can avail themselves of this bribe (in the same way as solar panels were marketed).
3. The lower end of society is absolutely clearly being required to subsidise the higher. In the town where I live there are many people using universal credit; nurses included. They are looking at the coming energy prices with absolute panic.
Is this the sort of society I can be happy about? Not really.
Can I do anything about it? Not that I can see.
Honestly, it makes me feel guilty about the way I live.
Nick
Last edited by nick w; 12/01/22 02:58 PM.