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This is taken from the Wikipedia website. Notice what they say about this governments actions!!!
Taxation on SVO as a road fuel varies from country to country, and it is possible the revenue departments in many countries are even unaware of its use, or feel it sufficiently insignificant to legislate. Germany offers 0% taxation, resulting in their leading on most developments of the fuel use. There seems to be no clear taxation system in the USA, however given the low rate of fuel taxation, it is unlikely to face anything unfavourable, although charges could vary from state to state. Ireland currently charges VAT at 21% on SVO when used as a road fuel. Despite its use being common in France, it would appear there has been no legislation to cover this. In the UK drivers using SVO have been prosecuted for failure to pay duty to Customs and Excise. With this department renamed Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs the rate of taxation was originally set at 27.1p per litre, but recently, without a change in the law, HMRC decided to reclassify it as 47.1p per litre. The change seems to contradict the UK Governments commitments to the Kyoto Protocol and to many EU directives. Attempts are also being made to make the increase retrospective, with one organisation being hit with a 16 000ukp back tax bill. The change in taxation effectively makes use of SVO in the UK unviable by all but environmentalists, as the combined price of SVO and taxation for its use, considerably exceeds the price of mineral diesel.
Taxation on SVO as a road fuel varies from country to country, and it is possible the revenue departments in many countries are even unaware of its use, or feel it sufficiently insignificant to legislate. Germany offers 0% taxation, resulting in their leading on most developments of the fuel use. There seems to be no clear taxation system in the USA, however given the low rate of fuel taxation, it is unlikely to face anything unfavourable, although charges could vary from state to state. Ireland currently charges VAT at 21% on SVO when used as a road fuel. Despite its use being common in France, it would appear there has been no legislation to cover this. In the UK drivers using SVO have been prosecuted for failure to pay duty to Customs and Excise. With this department renamed Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs the rate of taxation was originally set at 27.1p per litre, but recently, without a change in the law, HMRC decided to reclassify it as 47.1p per litre. The change seems to contradict the UK Governments commitments to the Kyoto Protocol and to many EU directives. Attempts are also being made to make the increase retrospective, with one organisation being hit with a 16 000ukp back tax bill. The change in taxation effectively makes use of SVO in the UK unviable by all but environmentalists, as the combined price of SVO and taxation for its use, considerably exceeds the price of mineral diesel.
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