Makes me laugh when people suggest we listen to the "educated ones". I'm guessing the bankers, politicians, economists, et all, are the type of "educated" people we listened to when the world went belly up. Now we'll get "educated" scientists telling us diesel is the wrong way to go, we'll also get the "educated" scientists telling us that's a load of codswallop, then in the middle of all this are us unfortunate group of ignorant people who supposedly know nothing. You couldn't make it up
You need to be able to filter out the vested interests and understand the basis for sound scientific research. I've yet to see any peer reviewed study that disagrees with the fact that NO2, PAH or particulate emissions are bad for our health. Most of the science here is undisputed fact, to suggest that we are being herder like sheep to move away from diesel in some form of government led conspiracy is nonsense.
Untrue. The demands on infrastructure and the damage caused by HGVs and farm machinery are far greater than those caused by cars, even the unnecessarily large Mammy-mobiles.I'd guess it's because there is a lot more infrastructure to be provided & maintained for cars compared to all other items you mention.
They don't get the VAT back actually.Or when giant farm-tractors drive in and out of fields during harvest time, ploughing or when silage is being cut? Yet these giants pay less for diesel (they get the VAT back)
Sorry I am not up to date is that because they did not have to pay it in the first place,They don't get the VAT back actually.
Sorry I am not up to date is that because they did not have to pay it in the first place,
No, of course not.
ThanksNo, of course not.
You need to be able to filter out the vested interests and understand the basis for sound scientific research. I've yet to see any peer reviewed study that disagrees with the fact that NO2, PAH or particulate emissions are bad for our health. Most of the science here is undisputed fact, to suggest that we are being herder like sheep to move away from diesel in some form of government led conspiracy is nonsense.
I'm confused too as I see farmers and agricultural contractors featuring on Revenue lists as VAT-defaulters and receiving Revenue fines for the misuse of green diesel e.g. http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news...rs-feature-on-the-latest-tax-defaulters-list/
I think the problem is that we were herded like sheep to move to diesel in a government led conspiracy ... people suspect the same trick is being pulled again.
That's exactly the problem, a number of governments, our own included significantly incentivised diesels as they thought it was an easy win on the way to meeting agreed CO2 emissions targets. They conveniently ignored the warnings and we are all paying the price now. Cities like Paris have been forced to take action due to rises in respiratory disease related deaths and move towards restricting or banning diesel vehicles. I don't see how there was any great conspiracy at play though, who do you think stood to gain? I see the step away from incentivising diesel as a good thing, it's actually backed by sound science and that to me is a lot less sheep-like than sticking with a bad idea pretending it's all OK.
It seemed to have been a green agenda conspiracy... for so many governments in the 21st century to get the science so wrong, heads were being buried in the sands.
They don't get the VAT back actually.
Yeah the 1%. Your point?those farmers who are registered for vat get it back
Yeah the 1%. Your point?
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