§ Mr. Woofasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue received from all forms of motor taxation 233W and the amount of Government expenditure spent on roads in each of the financial years from 1970.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesFollowing is the information:
Motor taxation* Roads expendilure† £m. £m. 1970–71 … … 1,965 750 1971–72 … … 2,095 781 1972–73 … … 2,265 872 1973–74 … … 2,335 1,025 1974–75 … … 2,330 1,129 *Includes estimates of net revenue from vehicle excise duty on all vehicles, taxes on road fuel, purchase tax, car tax and VAT on motor vehicles. † Expenditure in Great Britain on road construction and maintenance by central and local Government including expenditure on car parks, but excluding administration. The figure for 1974–75 is provisional