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The proposed lorry road user charge is defined as a tax so, in common with all other taxes, revenue goes into the consolidated fund. Decisions on how revenue is allocated to Government Departments are made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, independently of how money is raised.As I set out to the House in my written statement of 25 January 2012, Official Report, columns 19-20WS, the Government will come forward with measures to offset, as far as possible, the additional user charges for UK hauliers through reductions in other taxes, duties or charges they currently face, or through appropriate spending measures. |