§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the share of rates paid in the Borders regional authority by (a) domestic ratepayers and (b) non-domestic ratepayers for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AncramThe shares of rateable values attributable to—and hence of rates paid by—domestic and various other classes of ratepayer in the Borders region and its constituent districts may be obtained from part I, section 2, of "Rating Review", published by the Scottish 13W branch of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and available in the House Library. The most recent edition is that of June 1984.
§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of total local authority revenue expenditure in the Borders regional authority was financed by (a) rate income and (b) Exchequer grant for the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AncramThe table sets out the information based on budget information published in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy publication "Rating Review".
per cent. Rateborne Expenditure Exchequer Grant 1980–81 27.3 72.3 1981–82 29.8 71.3 1982–83 30.7 71.1 1983–84 26.9 71.3 1984–85 28.8 68.5 Notes:
- 1. For the purpose of this question, revenue expenditure is relevant expenditure for rate support grant purposes, including loan charges.
- 2. Exchequer grant is specific revenue grants, and needs and resources elements of rate support grants. It excludes domestic element, which is a payment in lieu of rate income.
- 3. Rateborne expenditure and Exchequer grant percentages do not add up to 100 per cent. because of the creation of balances or their use to finance expenditure.