§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what effect the tax changes in the 1976 Budget had on the ratios in Table 2, P112, Table 3. P113, and Table 5, P115, respectively, in Volume 11 of the Consultative Document.
§ Dr. GilbertRatios of tax revenue to costs attributed have been calculated for 1976–77 to include the effects of tax changes announced in the 1976 Budget. These ratios are given below.
TABLE 2, P112 Ratios of tax revenue to public road costs attributed 1976–77: Excluding car tax Including car tax Cars and taxis— non-business 1.8:1 2.0:1 business 1.7:1 1.9:1 Buses and coaches 1.0:1 1.0:1 Light vans (under 30 cwt. unladen) 2.1:1 2.1:1 Goods vehicles (over 30 cwt. unladen) 0.9:1 0.9:1 All Vehicles 1.5:1 1.6:1
TABLE 3, P113 Ratios of tax revenue to costs attributed for various types of goods vehicle, 1976–77: Rigid vehicles gvw (tons) ratio 2 axles … … … 5 1.8:1 12 1.3:1 16 0.8:1 3 axles … … … 16 1.3:1 24 0.7:1 4 axles … … … 24 1.0:1 30 0.7:1 Articulated vehicles gvw (tons) ratio 3 axles … … … 12 1.5:1 16 1.3:1 24 0.7:1 4 axles … … … 24 1.0:1 32 0.6:1 5 axles … … … 32 0.8:1 TABLE 5, P115 The ratios of tax revenue to costs attributed for 1976–77 are the same as those in Table 2 (above) in the column "Excluding car tax".