Q In the MoT report on Road Track Costs
14th June 1968, Page 71
14th June 1968
Page 71
Page 71, 14th June 1968
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published recently I understand there was a reference to the revenue raised by UK road users in the year 1965/66. What did this amount to?
AFor this period fuel tax was estimated to
raise £679m, vehicle excise duty £247m and purchase tax £144m, giving a total of £1,070m. These amounts are, of course, for road users as a whole.
According to this report the ratio of revenue to track costs is as follows: Cars 2.1:1; public service vehicles 1.4:1; light vans 3,3:1; heavy goods vehicles 1.8:1. So in all cases, revenue raised was in excess of the claimed track costs.