Vehicle Excise Duty (Hansard, 17 January 1979)

HC Deb 17 January 1979 vol 960 cc780-1W 780W

§ Mr. Tebbit
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is his intention that the substitution of duty on petrol for vehicle excise duty should increase revenue.
781W

§ Mr. Robert Sheldon:
No. The intention is that the changeover from vehicle excise duty to petrol taxation should in itself be revenue neutral.