Rates (Hansard, 20 January 1981)

HC Deb 20 January 1981 vol 997 c109W 109W

§ Mr. Craigen
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the amounts raised by local authorities in rates in England during each of the past seven years.

§ Mr. King
The available figures^* are as follows:

£ million

1975–76 3,655

1976–77 3,968

1977–78 4,505

1978–79 4,966

1979–80 †5,773

^* Rate Income: excluding government grant towards rate rebate, and the domestic element of Rate Support Grant. The figures are rate income, reported by local authorities as received in the year.

^† Provisional outturn.

Figures for 1980–81 are not available on the same basis as for earlier years.

	£ million
1975–76	3,655
1976–77	3,968
1977–78	4,505
1978–79	4,966
1979–80	†5,773
^* Rate Income: excluding government grant towards rate rebate, and the domestic element of Rate Support Grant. The figures are rate income, reported by local authorities as received in the year.
^† Provisional outturn.