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Old 07-03-2010, 02:40 PM   #48 (permalink)
Laurentiu
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Originally Posted by texanidiot25 View Post
If I'm not mistaken, most of Europes fuel price comes from taxing.
Oh, no, you're not mistaken at all.

World Gas Prices By Country | Gasoline Petrol Price & Hybrid Sales

also, here is a table of the fuel excise rates (tax) for EU countries

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If you want to read more, you'll find a whole big PDF on the matter,

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