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A PETROL TAX

FORESHADOWED BY MINISTER

TO PAY FOR GOOD ROADS

Auckland, January 7. The lion. .T. G. Coates, speaking at Kaeo, said (he object of the Motor Vehicles Bill principally was to provide £100,090 to £120,000 annually for the maintenance of roads under the Highways Act. He intended to call a conference of urban and rural local bodies and motoring interests to see if they could not agree on proper traffic control. If they approached an agreement, Parliament, which bad the final word, would probably forward the measure. In regard to raising money for maintenance he hoped all interests would accept their share of responsibility. The principle of taxation involved in the Bill was that those who used (hem should pay for the maintenance of the roads. The Bill would probably provide for a flai tax per motor vehicle, but that was not the best application of the principle. If possible lie hoped the user would he made lo pay through a petrol tax, which was the fairest way in his opinion. Plenty of ways could he found for the exemption of petrol used for launches and machinery, especially farm machinery. Air Coates made a special appeal to farmers not to raise a howl at ihe mention of a petrol tax. Exemptions could he provided for petrol used for milking machines and other farm work.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2680, 8 January 1924, Page 3

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226

A PETROL TAX Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2680, 8 January 1924, Page 3

A PETROL TAX Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2680, 8 January 1924, Page 3

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