• Last week's Association of County Councils conference in Bournemouth
24th November 1988, Page 4
24th November 1988
Page 4
Page 4, 24th November 1988
— • Last week's Association of County Councils conference in Bournemouth
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Transport Economics, Finance, Fuel Tax, Taxation, Tax, Taxation In The United States, Business / Finance
was offered a new method to help solve the nation's traffic problems — a fuel tax levied by the counties' highway authority funds.
Mike Cottell, president of the County Surveyors' Society, said a defined part of petrol tax should be set aside for highway work, leaving the remainder as part of general taxation. Different levels of taxes should be set in each county to reflect demand. The county fuel tax could be set either by the authority or at national level.