��1.25b in a year: How Treasury has milked drivers paying 5p a litre more VAT on petrol while prices soar

according to the AA. That is an extra 23p VAT on a gallon of petrol, while those with diesel vehicles are paying an extra 6p a litre or 27p a gallon. The motoring organisation said the Government has enjoyed a ��1.25billion VAT windfall over the past...