>For example when you pay road tax that money >supposed to put into road developments, Only if the government has ring fenced it for that purpose. As someone on a local radio talk show here in the UK is forever pointing out, the UK vehicle tax is exactly that, a tax on having a vehicle that can travel on the road. There is nothing in the tax that even implies the tax is to maintain the roading infrastructure. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist