VED for Roads again?

[Dr Who]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-n...nvested-in-road-network-in-30bn-funding-boost

Long overdue!

Thoughts?

 

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"road tax" is used several times. Because of that, I will ignore the rest as fake news

Seems a silly reason to ignore a govt announcement...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-greenhouse-gas-ipcc-greenpeace-a8604886.html

 

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I haven't. I've ignored the announcement from that media outlet as it's written by an obvious fool.

He is using a term that many understand even though it is incorrect "The news that all Vehicle Excise Duty, or road tax, will be spent " hence the use of lower case as a descriptor rather than a noun.

 

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Highways England aren't even responsible for the local council roads that are suffering the most. Local government budgets have been squeezed because they've lost billions (£15.7bn lost 2010 through to 2020) in central government funding. They better get some of that money so they can afford to fix the potholes instead of having to decide between potholes or adult social care.

https://www.ft.com/content/9c6b5284-6000-11e7-91a7-502f7ee26895

The current government is basically trying to solve a problem they created through austerity.

Absolutely, 100% agree.

 

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Have you any idea how you are coming across in this thread

I gave up

 

[Dr Who]

The roads need £Billions to get them up to scratch, this won't do anything.

This is the Tory way, promise a lot without delivering anything.

Yes another budget of middle class vote buying with only pain for the less well off. However, it is the working class tory voter that is the problem...