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P.S.V. Fuel : Tax Rebate Sought

2nd May 1952, Page 26
2nd May 1952
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A DEPUTATION from the Public Transport Association, the Municipal Passenger: Transport Association and the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association inet the Financial Secretari, to the Treasury last week and proposed that the tax 'on oil fuel for public service' vehicles should be left at 'preBudget level. The Financial Secretary undertook that the views expressed would be carefully considered and -reported to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

A statement by the three Associations contended that if tax increases were not wholly passed on to the travelling public, essential unremunerative services would have to be cut. This'would upset, agricultural and industrial production. Fares could rise to a point where the public that' travelled for recreation and pleasure would reduce its patronage: If off-peak traffic declined, the cost of peak-hour services would have to be advanced still further.

No administrative difficulty was seen in allowing coach and bus operators a lower tax rate on oil fuel. Such relief would cost the Treasury less than am. per annum.

DENATIONALIZATION CONDEMNED

DELIVERING his presidential address, last week, at the annual congress of the Scottish trade unions, Mr. John Brannigan, secretary of the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association, said that the denationalization of road transport and the steel industry would be condemned by trade unionists in every other industry.

Mr. W. Schoes, of the Transport and General Workers' Union, declared that many of the vehicles taken over by the Road Haulage Executive had been discarded as out-of-date and 'inefficient. and it was in these circumstances that the Government wished to hand back road haulage to private enterprise. Mr. A. Falconer, of the S.H.M.g.. said that British Road Services were giving an unsurpassed service. A resolution opposing denationalization was unanimously approved.

In London, last Saturday. the executive of the Transport 'Salaried Staffs' Association also passed a resolution opposing the denationalization of road haulage.

60,970 MORE C-LICENCE VEHICLES'

I N the year ended March, 1952, 60.970 additional C-licence vehicles were introduced, of which 55,571 did' not exceed 3 tons unladen. Altogether, 23,742 new C-licence operators .came into existence.

In March this year there were 808,868 C-licence vehicles, compared with 747,898 in March, 1951. This year's total includes 758,674 not exceeding 3 tons unladen, compared with 703,103 a year ego. There are now 408,743 C-licence holders, as against 385,001 in March, 1951.


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