§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what would be the estimated payment in the area covered by Kirklees council for(a) a man on average male earnings and (b) a woman on average female earnings in 1990–91 under a system of local income tax.
§ Mr. GummerThe level of bills under a system of local income tax would depend primarily on the level of 359W expenditure undertaken by Kirklees council and the amount of support available from Government grants and business rates. Such figures for 1990–91 are not known. However, figures were placed in the Library on 23 June 1988 showing the level of income tax needed to fund local authority expenditure in 1988–89. On this basis the figures sought by my hon. Friend are estimated as follows. a man on average male earnings would pay £775 and woman £445.