asked the Minister for the Environment the amount collected in road tax in each year since 1980.
Written Answers. - Road Tax.
236.
The figures available relate to the amounts of motor licence duty, including driving licence fees, collected in each financial period and are in the form of a tabular statement, which will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Financial Period |
Amount of motor licence duty (including driving licence fees) collected |
|
(1) |
(2) |
|
£ |
|
|
1980 |
22,429,954 |
|
1981 |
36,246,066 |
|
1982 |
67,589,115 |
|
1983 |
91,000,000 |
|
(estimated) |
NOTE: The figures in column 2 do not include the amount collected in respect of fines and penalties under the motor tax and road traffic codes, payments by State Departments in respect of State owned vehicles, and amounts in respect of international driving licences issued by the Automobile Association, as all these amounts are not collected through the local motor taxation accounts.