§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide an estimate for 1976–77 and a projection for the three-year period ending 1978–79 of the taxation revenue and public road cost figures given on page 112 of the transport policy document and the latest current estimates of the ratios of tax revenue to costs attributed for various types of goods vehicles.
§ Mr. William RodgersEstimates of taxation revenue and public road costs for 1976–77 on the same basis as those given on page 112 of the Transport Policy Consultation Document Vol. 2, are shown in the table below.
Public road costs at estimated outturn prices for the three individual years ending 1978–79 are expected to be approximately:
1976–77 £1,825 million 1977–78 £1,785 million 1978–79 £1,945 million Taxation revenue for 1976–77, excluding car tax, is expectel to be about £2,770 million. The revenue for 1977–78 and 1978–79 will depend upon Budget decisions which have not yet been taken.
Following is the table:
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TAXATION REVENUE AND PUBLIC ROAD COSTS 1976–77—GREAT BRITAIN Outturn prices Taxation revenue Revenue to cost rations Vehicle category Ved £m. Fuel tax £m VAT* £m. Total £m. Car tax £m. Total (including car tax) £m. Costs attributed £m. Excluding car tax Including car tax Cars and taxis— non-business … 400 930 100 1,430 140 1,570 780 1.8:1 2.0:1 business … 150 355 — 505 50 555 300 1.7:1 1.9:1 Buses and coaches … 3 65† — 68 — 68 70 1.0:1 1.0:1 Light vans (under 30 cwt. unladen) … 55 195 — 250 — 250 120 2.1:1 2.1:1 Goods vehicles (over 30 cwt. unladen) … 160 360 — 520 — 520 590 0.9:1 0.9:1 Total All Vehicles … 768 1,905 100 2,773 190 2,963 1,860 1.5:1 1.6:1 * VAT included at 4½ per cent. on non-business petrol consumption. † Fuel tax rebate on stage-services (£50 million) not deducted.