From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2006 - 18:36:29 PDT
Didn't the UK clamp down on bio due to the lost fuel
taxes?
Rick
--- Stephen Grammont <islander@midmaine.com> wrote:
>
>
> > It wouldn't surprise me one bit if I heard
> tomorrow that the Feds are
> > now taxing any vehicle fuel that isn't already
> taxed.
>
> Yup, it wouldn't surprise me either. However, there
> is reason to hope
> that it won't happen.
>
> At this point the effort needed to tax the
> "homebrew" Biodiesel
> movement is simply not worth it. The quantities
> being made are small,
> the people are spread out all over the place, and it
> is very difficult
> to track. The same thing applies to homebrew beer,
> wine, and spirits.
> Even though people have been doing this forever,
> there are no taxes for
> even rather huge annual quantities (several hundred
> gallons last time I
> checked). But as soon as you want to sell it, the
> regulatory beast
> must be involved. Not only for taxes but also to
> ensure accountability
> (would the audience PLEASE stop snickering... I'm
> serious. That's what
> they say!). The same thing applies to Biodiesel.
> You can make as much
> as you want for yourself. You can give it away to
> anybody you want.
> No taxes, no regulations other than those that apply
> to the chemicals
> themselves. But charge anything for it and you are
> in violation of the
> law unless you are a licensed fuel manufacture with
> all the headaches
> and regulations that entails. Oh, and costs. Did I
> forget to mention
> costs? :-)
>
> Steve
>
>
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