"Why Labour's Plan is Being Kept Quiet"
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A LTHOUGH the Labour Party have /-% said that they may shortly publish more details of their plans for reflationalizing iron and steel, they have made no similar promise about road haulage. Why? Because they are after bigger prey, according to Mr. R. N. Ingram. national teihoani.rman of the Road Haulage Associa
Speaking at the annual dinner of the R.H.A.'s Southampton Sub-area, last Friday, he said Labour had not forgiven trade and industry for showing what they thought of the nationalization of longdistance haulage by putting their own vehicles on the road.
Ft was certain that if the Socialists ever returned to power and handed haulage back to the British Transport Commission they would also place a restriction on C licences.
Inequalities between road and rail in taxation and rating were emphasized by Mr. J. H. G. Barber. sub-area chairman. Last year, he said, his own modest business employing about 100 people had paid £6 per man per week in taxation. This sum equalled 19 per cent. of the total revenue. The railways, however, enjoyed unfair privileges in taxation.