§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport what the net cash flow from road users to central Government has been, after deduction of attributable road costs, for each of the years 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976; and what the estimated net cash flow will be for 1977.
§ Mr. William RodgersComparison of attributable public costs, some of which fall in cash terms on local authorities rather than central Government, with tax revenue is as follows:
£ million Financial year Attributable public costs Tax revenue Difference 1972–73 … 961 2,256 1,295 1973–74 … 1,129 2,314 1,185 1974–75 … 1,256 2,340 1,084 1975–76 … 1,554 2,971 1,417 1976–77 … 1,738 3,505 1,767 1977–78 … 1,700 3,980 2,280