Miles tax rejected
2nd February 1980, Page 5
2nd February 1980
Page 5
Page 5, 2nd February 1980
— Miles tax rejected
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THE TAXATION of heav lorries according to annu; mileage following the intn duction of tachographs wi rejected last week by Tran port Minister Norman Fowle He told the MP who put fo ward the idea, Ron Leightc (Labour, Newham North-eas that the Government pr( posed to restructure vehic excise duty on goods vehic1( over 12 tonnes gross weight c the basis of gross weight ar number of axles.
The track cost calculatior which would influence relati, VED levels, took account average annual mileages fi each individual vehicle cat gory.
It would not, however, 1 practicable to consider vani tions in the mileages of i dividual vehicles in the VE structure.