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Commons, last week, 1 Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, declined to consider setting aside some part of the presen, proceeds of motor-fuel taxation to meet the big increase in road-maintenance costs that will arise when arrears of work are made up "There is no connection between the level of Government expenditur, on road maintenance and the proceeds of motor-fuel taxation," he said.
Lieut.-Col. Bromley Davenport also pressed the Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce taxation on commercial vehicles to a level which would provide sufficient funds for the maintenance and construction of roads, but no more. He emphasized the importance of reducing the cost of British exports, of which road transport charges are an important factor.