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Says B.O.C.P.R.0 THE Jack report is described by the British Omnibus Companies Public Relations Committee as " manifestly unworkable." The recommendation of a direct subsidy through the county councils, says the committee, " shows a• complete lack of appreciation of the essential basis and structure of the bus industry, which has always worked on the principle of a very high degree of cross-subsidy. The majority proposal would endanger the whole of this patiently built-up structure.
B28 "The Government should have helped bus services in rural areas many years ago by the simple expedient of abolishing the 200 to 250 per cent, tax on the industry's fuel oil."
MRD. M. SINCLAIR, general 1'1 manager of the Midland " Red " company, said the committee's recommendations were too complicated and "almost unworkable." He preferred the minority recommendations of a remission of fuel tax. Nfilt. W. HUNNIBALL, assistant to tl I.V.L general manager of • Ribble Mot( Services, Ltd., described the report ; "nonsensical." The answer to the proble• was to reduce the fuel tax, for if the Con mittee's recommendations were put in effect it would mean the Governme would be taking money from the bus se vices with one hand in fuel tax and payit it out with the other in subsidies.
"Because of continuing rising costs 8 are running our rural services at increasing loss," he said.