How much of that price is tax deliberately imposed to discourage consumption? That's why gas costs so much in the UK and parts of Europe.
Or to offset the cost of highway maintenance. I have the impression that Australia has a lot higher miles:drivers ratio than North America. Geography may have something to do with it. Where are the refineries that produce your gasoline. I live about halfway between the refineries in New Jersey & those along the Gulf Coast; and halfway between two pipeline terminals located here in NC. Our gas prices aren't as high as they might be if it had to be trucked in from Virginia or South Carolina. I know the reason North Carolina's gas tax is higher than South Carolina and Virginia is we have more miles of State Maintained roads & we keep them in better repair (because the state constitution won't allow the legislature to use the money for anything else or they'd have already looted it.) Looking at GasBuddy, I see that gas in California is around $3.50/gallon in Los Angeles, $3.00/gallon in San Francisco, $3.00/gallon in Sacramento - a case where high taxes are intended to discourage consumption. Yet, Alaska, which has half the gas tax that California imposes, still has prices as high or higher than California ... because of geography, they're so damn far from the refineries. On 8/29/2015 10:10 PM, John Coyle wrote:
That really confirms Australians are being ripped off by the major oil companies. To buy 3.79 litres (= 1 US gallon) would currently cost me A$5.12 = US$3.78. We were paying A$1.45 per litre when the price ofa barrel of oil was $150, now it's down to $50 and we're still paying A$1.35. And our Australian Consumer association says it's legit? John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Sent: Sunday, 30 August 2015 06:06 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: OT: Woo Hoo! Had to fill up my tank today & gas was $1.959/gallon. The last time I found gas for under $2.00/gallon in North Carolina was April 2009. For that matter, there are certain places in Virginia & South Carolina that I always look for cheap gas when I'm traveling (because SC & VA have a lower gas tax & so, are always cheaper), and April 2009 was the last time I found gas for less than $2.00/gallon there as well.
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