§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he would provide an estimate for 1978–79 of the taxation revenue and public road cost figures given in page 112 of the transport policy consultation document; and if he would break down the road cost figures into construction, maintenance, traffic policing, courts and administration.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe information is given below.
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TAXATION REVENUE AND PUBLIC ROAD COSTS 1978–79—GREAT BRITAIN Estimated taxation revenue Revenue to cost ratios Vehicle category Vehicle numbers (thousands) VED Fuel tax VAT* Total Car tax Total (including car tax) Costs attributed Excluding car tax Including car tax £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Cars and Taxis: non-Business … … 14,546 530 1,080 130 1,740 235 1,975 790 2.2 2.5 Business … … 200 390 — 590 90 680 290 2.0 2.3 Buses and Coaches … … 77 3 75† — 80 — 80 60 1.4 1.4 Light Vans (under 30 cwt. unladen) … … … 1,222 70 145 — 215 — 215 80 2.8 2.8 Goods Vehicles (over 30 cwt. unladen) … … … 598 225 395 — 620 — 620 555 1.1 1.1 All vehicles … … 16,443 1,030 2,085 130 3,245 325 3,570 1,775 1.8 2.0 * VAT included at 4.5 per cent. on non-business petrol consumption. † Fuel tax rebate on stage services. (£60 million) not deducted. PUBLIC ROAD 'COSTS FOR 1976–77, 1977–78 AND 1978–79
The average expenditure on highway provision, maintenance and administration, and on traffic policing in the three years ending 1978–79 at mid-1978–79 prices is estimated to be:
£ million New Construction 870 Maintenance 690 Administration 210 Traffic Policing 140 £1,910 The information which would enable an estimate to be made of expenditure on traffic cases in the courts is not available.
The difference between the £1,910 million estimated expenditure shown above and the £1,770 million shown in the table as "costs attributed" arises from £140 million of expenditure attributed to pedestrians and motorcyclists.