Here in the UK we are currently paying between $1.17/ltr and $1.23/ltr (high
taxes plus what the supplier thinks he can successfully screw out of the
customer).

When I visit my Malaysian in-laws, I've been paying $0.289/ltr (this has
been fixed for the last 3 years !!!).

regards,

Robert W.Mills
Systems Development Manager
Windsong Services
(01689) 870622 x3005


Brice Yokem <mailto:[log in to unmask]> scribbled on 28 August 2003 16:03:

>> We've known for some time that our gasoline is artificially cheap.
>
> I dispute that.  Many other nations simply have far higher gas taxes
> causing their resulting total gas prices to be artificially higher
> than ours.  If they
> would stop hurting their citizens with high gas taxes, they too would
> have prices like ours - or lower!
>
> ---------------
>
> Actually, we have significant oil reserves in the USA, not enough to
> satisfy all the demand, but more than Wester Europe has.
>
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