[Gllug] BBC Open Source

[Dylan]

On Saturday 16 Jul 2005 11:45, John Hearns wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 10:16 +0100, Robert Newson wrote:
> > James McGuigan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Agreed: Road Tax should go on Roads, Fuel Tax should go on
> > Fuel/Transport
>

> There is no such thing as Road Tax. It is Vehicle Excise Duty, and is
> a taxation which goes into the general pool like all other taxes.
> Should Tobacco Duty be exclusively reserved for setting up hospitals
> to treat smokers?

All taxes classed as "duty" are different in that the Government uses 
them (or attempts to, at least) to directly affect the population's 
behaviour. To that extent, yes - if I smoke or drink and therefore 
suffer a particular condition I should be treated "free" as anyone 
else, without consideration of the *choices*  have made to pay more 
tax.

Likewise, since the government attemp to use VED to change our 
car-buying and driving habits it should be spent on public transport.

> It should also be pointed out that local roads (ie. in London non-TfL
> roads) are maintained by councils, funded by us all through council
> tax.

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