§ 32. Mr. Rankinasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will introduce legislation ending the present rating system and replacing it by a local tax levied on all individuals in receipt of a taxable income; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanThe Government's decisions on any changes in the present methods of financing local government will be announced when the consultations on the recently issued Green Paper "The Future Shape of Local Government Finance" (Cmnd. 4741) have been completed.