§ 50. Mr. Dayasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the sums contributed to the revenue by road users which have been appropriated for general taxation for the three years ended to the last convenient date?
§ Sir J. SimonThe revenue from hydrocarbon oils used on the roads is estimated in round figures at £40,600,000 in 1935, £43,250,000 in 1936 and £45,500,000 in 1937. Motor vehicle duties retained in the Exchequer and sums transferred from the Road Fund to the Exchequer totalled £9,400,000 in 1935 and £10,500,000 in 1936. In 1937, the full produce of the motor vehicle duties, amounting to £34,600,000, remained in the Exchequer and the expenditure on roads was provided for in Votes of Parliament.