Difficulties of Taxation by Pay-load • T HE suggestion was made to
31st March 1944, Page 23
31st March 1944
Page 23
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— Difficulties of Taxation by Pay-load
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the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the House of Commons, last week, by COlonel Gre.enwelI, that, in view of the fact that bodies for motor lorries must now he made of woods that are available rather than suitable, and as this Often resulted in the vehielesliaving to carry, an additional annual tax, which coiltinued for their life, he should con
sider levying taxation on such vehicles on' a basis of maximum pay-load, rather than on total unladen weight.
Sir John Anderson said that the taxation of goods vehicles by reference to carrying capacity• gave rise to serious practical difficulties, and he feared that it would not be possible, at any rate ,under present conditions, to give effect to the proposal.