§ Mr. Grovesasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the amount of duties on vehicles to March this year and the corresponding period for the past 10 years, and the share of fuel tax paid by motorists for the same periods?
§ Captain CrookshankThe following table gives in the second column the approximate total amount of duties paid in respect of all classes of road vehicles and also miscellaneous receipts, including driving licences, after allowing for refunds in respect of surrendered licences; and in the third column an estimate in round figures of the revenue from taxes on fuels used in road vehicles:
Financial year. Duties. Fuel Tax. £ £ 1928 25,535,000 12,100,000 1929 26,598,000 14,100,000 1930 27,825,000 15,000,000 1931 27,340,000 27,800,000 1932 28,018,000 33,600,000 1933 31,059,000 35,900,000 1934 30,854,000 37,900,000 1935 30,923,000 40,600,000 1936 32,663,000 43,200,000 1937 34,773,000 45,500,000 1938 35,574,000 53,000,000