Vehicle Excise Duty (Hansard, 20 March 1990)

HC Deb 20 March 1990 vol 169 c540W 540W

§ Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent studies his Department has undertaken on the possibility of transferring vehicle excise duty to petrol.

§ Mr. Atkins
[holding answer 19 March 1990]: The arguments for and against replacing vehicle excise duty with an additional duty on fuel are well understood and are kept under review.