Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what he estimates the net effect in revenue would be for each Welsh council from the application of the uniform business rate.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerIt is not meaningful to isolate the effects of the switch to a national non-domestic rate upon the revenue of local authorities, since it will be introduced together with a different grant system and a different basis of resource equalisation.
Non-domestic rates based on provisional rating data Estimated proceeds from non-domestic rate pool 1988–89 £000 's Actual non-domestic rate poundage 1988–89 p Estimaled non-domestic rates collected 1988–89 £000's Alyn and Deeside 1,538 35.1 1,527 Colwyn 1,161 48.1 977 Delyn 1,398 37.0 861 Glyndwr 893 40.7 622 Rhuddlan 1,238 35.9 991 Wrexham Maelor 2,457 42.2 2,468 Carmarthen 1,198 34.8 702 Ceredigion 1,415 27.7 644 Dinefwr 825 25.8 253 Llanelli 1,646 53.4 1,582 Preseli Pembrokeshire 1,524 24.9 956 South Pembrokeshire 865 31.2 1,600 Blaenau Gwent 1,695 50.4 1,420 Islwyn 1,427 43.5 838 Monmouth 1,695 46.4 1,678 Newport 2,799 42.5 4,873 Torfaen 1,955 52.1 2,382 Aberconwy 1,184 53.8 1,331 Arfon 1,158 46.9 1,990 Dwyfor 596 50.3 609 Meirionnydd 713 44.3 1,030 Ynys Môn 1,489 43.3 1,765 Cynon Valley 1,407 38.6 882 Merthyr Tydfil 1,267 46.7 1,169 Ogwr 2,905 49.9 2,525 Rhondda 1,695 50.4 904 Rhymney Valley 2,188 48.2 1,611 Taff Ely 2,017 45.1 2,341 Brecknock 902 43.0 721 Montgomeryshire 1,101 23.3 495 Radnor 479 30.9 384 Cardiff 6,066 20.7 4,276 Vale of Glamorgan 2,502 27.1 1,960 Port Talbot 1,110 39.3 2,415 Lliw Valley 1,335 41.3 919 Neath 1,421 43.4 1,401