SaltyNZ:
Geektastic:
mattwnz:
The bigger problem with petrol price rises, is the knock on effects with everything going up in price, as everything has to be transported. It seems for a long time everyone wanted the NZ dollar to weaken, so NZ would earn more for their exports, such as milk. Now it has gone weaker, it means imports are now higher, including fuel. There is no way to keep everyone happy.
Indeed. This is one reason why many things are much cheaper in the USA, where they don't use petrol as a source of government revenue to such a vast extent as Europe and here.
They don't use anything as a source of government revenue. That's why their debts are in the tens of trillions of dollars and climbing every day.
no Govt revenues? well I wish I paid 0% US federal tax, but I don't.