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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by Disco Volante
Not really. It is a revenue raising scheme, under the cover of an environmental scheme. Using environmental concerns as an excuse to raise taxes/refinance Ferrovial's borrowing may bring the environmental concerns into disrepute.
^^^ Spot on. I think it is fast approaching that already. "Saving the environment" is a huge, huge con as far as governments and businesses are concerned. Nothing more than a simple excuse to raise revenue.
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