Conservatives accused of “u-turn” on vow to ring-fence vehicle tax for road projects
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A Conservative commitment to ring-fence vehicle tax revenue to fund road projects has been dropped, according to the PA news agency. Revenue from vehicle excise duty (VED) goes into the Consolidated Fund – a general pot of tax receipts – despite promising to launch a new National Roads Fund (NRF) in 2020. The Treasury insisted […]