A typical British household pays more than £200,000 in indirect taxes over a lifetime, according to a report by Axa, says the Scotsman .
The research has revealed the taxman takes £115,508 in VAT over the course of a lifetime from the average family. Added to that is almost £6,000 paid out on television licences and £34,246 on tobacco and alcohol excise duty, reports the paper. Motorists in the UK are hit with an average tax bill of £26,933 on petrol and a further £7,836 on vehicle excise tax over their lifetime, while stamp duty on houses adds a further £9,809 to the typical family's tax bill. In all, the total charge of indirect tax comes to £211,686 for the average household over the course of a lifetime, Axa has est...
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