§ Mr. Speedasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what he now estimates the total additional cost will be to local authorities of the tax and other charges announced in this year's Budget and on 22nd November, respectively.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonChanges in costs and prices (up to mid-November) affecting local authorities have been taken into account for the estimates of relevant expenditure for the Rate Support Grant Order, 1968 but no figure for increases attributable to the Budget has been calculated. No estimate has been made of the additional cost to local authorities of the measures announced on 22nd November, 1968.