If gasoline is taxed prior to at pump purchase, aint that a socialist tax 🤔

Here in Australia it's taxed twice - federal 'excise' fixed this year at 44.2 C per L for all grades of petrol and diesel sold at retail outlets (but cut in half at the last federal budget until Sep 28th as a 'vote buying' measure for the federal election happening in two weeks), plus GST (think sales tax) of 10 percent (so 1/11th of the rrp). the excise is diferent for aviation fuel, and some other fuels like heating oil, kerosene, etc.