§ Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many individual rate rebates have been paid to ratepayers in the borough of Rhondda under the Rating Act, 1965, in each of the last three years; and what was the average benefit in each of these years.
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§ Mr George ThomasRate rebates were introduced in April, 1966. Two thousand four hundred and eighty-two ratepayers in the borough of Rhondda received rebates in the first half of 1966–67 and 2,766 in the second half-year. The average amount of rebate for the year as a whole was £7 15s. 6d. The latest available figures about rate rebates are for the year 1967–68 and these are given for each local authority in Cmnd. 3725, copies of which were sent to all hon. Members in August, 1968.