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<p>Receipts for Vehicle Excise Duty (‘road tax’) and fuel duties, which incorporate
various types of fuel including petrol (‘petrol tax’) for the last two available years
were set out by the Office of Budget Responsibility in March 2022 and March 2023,
and are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Vehicle Excise Duty, 2021-22: £7.1bn</p><p>Fuel
duties, 2021-22: £25.9bn</p><p>Vehicle Excise Duty, 2020-21: £6.9bn</p><p>Fuel duties,
2020-21: £27.6bn</p><p> </p><p>Income raised by the government, including tax receipts
but also income from fees, charges or borrowing, is centralised in the Consolidated
Fund - from which government expenditure, including on roads, is funded.</p><p> </p><p>Government
spending on roads in the same time period is set out by the Department for Transport
on gov.uk, and is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Strategic road network in England, 2021/22:
£5.6bn</p><p>Capital funding for local roads maintenance in England (outside London),
2021/22: £1.4bn</p><p>Strategic road network in England 2020/21: £5bn</p><p>Capital
funding for local roads maintenance in England (outside London), 2020/21: £1.8bn</p>
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