§ 83. Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the annual value of rate subsidy in the £ given to Merthyr Tydfil in each of the years 1966 to 1972; and what he anticipates it will be in the financial years 1972–73 and 1973–74, respectively.
§ Mr. Graham PageRate support grant payments in respect of each year, expressed as a rate poundage in new pence, are estimated to be:
1967–68 … … 197.9 1968–69 … … 202.3 1969–70 … … 215.0 1970–71 … … 235.3 1971–72 … … 237.6 1972–73 … … 245.2 The figure for comparable grants in 1966–67 was 175.1. An estimate for 1973–74 cannot yet be made.