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In the UK local council tax funds local roads, and national government (funded mainly from income tax, national insurance and VAT) funds major trunk roads.

• rexreed 4y ago
  How does that square with the main point of the article: "The UK government receives tax revenue from drivers of petrol and diesel cars via two key methods: fuel duty, which brings £28 billion a year into government coffers, and Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax), which nets roughly £7 billion. Combined, these sources make up 1.5% of the UK’s GDP and account for around 4% of all tax revenue."
  • iso1631 4y ago
    Because that tax "funds" things like the police and defense
    • rexreed 4y ago
      So auto-related taxes and fees fund policing and defense and general taxes fund roads. Sounds... convoluted. I reiterate that none of this really makes much sense, and I think we're seeing the end result of those policies.
      • iso1631 4y ago
        No it doesn't, what's convoluted is this idea that taxes don't go into a general pot. In the US gambling wins are taxed, that money doesn't get spent on gambling related services, it goes into the general pot. (Of course the idea of there being a "general pot" for a government that backs its own currency is a misnomer in any case)