> road maintenance is paid for by income tax Isn't it funded through general taxation? Income tax, NI, dividend tax, duties, capital gains tax, VAT and so on a

> road maintenance is paid for by income tax Isn't it funded through general taxation? Income tax, NI, dividend tax, duties, capital gains tax, VAT and so on all go into one pot out of which comes some money for the highways agency (who maintain major roads) and local authorities (who maintain minor roads).