Whilst April Fools is in full swing across the globe you wouldn’t be called stupid for thinking that this snippet of news was also from the vaults of the witty and silly.
Petrol tax rise comes into force
Motorists are now paying an extra 2.12p per litre of petrol as a government fuel tax increase comes into force…
But alas no – this one is indeed true. Petrol taxes are rising again; from today which means that the cost of fuel will rise by over 2p!
I have to ask to the question, “Was this a timely planned release of bad news by the Government?”. Was it some Government minister that decided that they could do some damage limitation by releasing this on a day in which people will believe that everything is untrue. A day when the average man will say,
“Ha! Petrol going up! How silly is that? During a recession! As if! That must be an April Fools, the Government wouldn’t do that! Would they?”
Only when they pull into the forecourt will the realisation hit them (in the wallet) that this little snippet is indeed true!