Right, that would be different, but I feel that's the kind of detail that gets lost in translation when it becomes government policy. Given the average EU gover

Right, that would be different, but I feel that's the kind of detail that gets lost in translation when it becomes government policy. Given the average EU government greatly enjoys the already 100%+ tax on fuel they have, why would they bother with this complicated, not even revenue raising scheme ? They can just crank that 100% lever to 200% or whatever. Can any of the economists proposing this scheme ask for a guarantee of any kind that if they help push this scheme, details like this one won't get left out ? Of course not. They'll cheerlead it and then blame the government, forgetting their complicity.