§ Mr. Joel Barnettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of people who will be paying proportionately higher rates consequent upon the property revaluation.
§ Mr. Graham PageNo precise estimate is practicable, but as the revaluation merely redistributes the rate-borne share of local government expenditure, about half the total number of ratepayers in England and Wales will pay more as a result of revaluation and the other half will pay correspondingly less.