US OPERATORS ON AX REBATES
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?RESPONDENT vernment had in mind any further increase in petrol tax.
His information was that the bus companies teemed had paid /1,250,000 in duty on dery /178.000 on petrol.
Mr. Walker noted that investment grants were be increased, and urged the Government to onsider the whole question of these grants for :es. Doing away with these allowances had t the companies more than £2-int. a year.
Several Members asked whether the rebate would apply to such services as school buses and long-distance routes. hut Mr. Swingler told them that the Bill applied only to stage operators.
-Mr. Swingler said that next year the Govern ment would be providing State grants for transport infra-structure by increased capital investment in public transport supported by grants from national funds.
Another step to be taken next year was to provide for subsidies for rural transport on a 50-50 basis between State and local funds.