HC Deb 18 March 1968 vol 761 cc20-1W
Mr. E. Rowlands

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total amount granted from public funds to Cardiff Corporation under the Rating Act 1966 in rate rebates; and how this amount compares with that under the Rating (Interim Relief) Act 1964.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

Exchequer grant totalling £71,780 was paid to Cardiff Corporation in respect of rate rebates allowed during 1966–67, and £77,625 has been paid for 1967–68, subject to adjustment when final figures are available. In the three years 1964–67, £405 was paid under the 1964 Act for individual relief.

Mr. E. Rowlands

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons in Cardiff have benefited by the rate rebate scheme since its inception to the latest available date; and what was the average amount of rebate.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

Rate rebates were introduced in April 1966. 4,753 ratepayers in Cardiff received rebates in the first half of 1966–67 and 5,383 in the second half-year ending in March 1967, which is the latest date for which figures are available. The average amount of rebate for the year as a whole was £19 18s. 2d.