On Budget day.. but hey
Here is my letter and the reply, apparently from Mrs Smith:


-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Harper [mailto:harpersimon@yahoo.com]
Sent: 16 April 2009 17:02
To: SMITH, Geraldine
Subject: Letter from your constituent Simon Harper




Email: harpersimon@yahoo.com

Thursday 16 April 2009

Dear Geraldine Smith,

As a UK tax payer and full time professional I work hard for a living
and have as part of that employment, the need to drive for business
purposes

Ahead of this years budget I urge you to consider and lobby hard
against a tax hike in petrol prices

there is no justifiable reason that petrol can be reduced, and then
hiked up again at this rate, when one looks at similar prices in the
EU.

Please, don't make prices over a pound pr litre again, people are
supposed to be feeling the economic assistance caused by other
measures, but what use is low interest if it is all put back into a
petrol tank

Yours sincerely,

Simon Harper
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I understand and share your concern about this matter. I have already
raised it with the Chancellor and will wait and see what is in the
budget later today.

Kind regards

Geraldine Smith