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Old 05-05-2010, 11:20 AM   #40 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
Why is it so much more expensive in Europe compared to the US? Is the fuel heavily taxed?
Off the top of my head, taxes are 30%-70% of the price, depends on the country. Plus Europe doesn't have as much domestic oil as the US does. Poland imports almost all of its oil and gas by pipeline from Russia. And the more politicians talk about being less dependant, the more fuel they buy.
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