Letter: Cut VAT again

The key solution to the rising petrol prices, and the rising inflation that it brings, is to reverse the recent VAT rise.

The government's decision to raise VAT to 20 per cent is a brutal blow across the board and particularly on petrol prices.

And it is also worth mentioning that VAT is higher in Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Denmark - 25 per cent in most of these countries. The last thing we need to do is to follow their policies on VAT.

Michelle Smythe

Dalry Road

Edinburgh