HC Deb 22 October 1975 vol 898 cc177-8W
Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of the average national wage was paid in rates in 1945, 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1974.

Mr. Oakes

The information requested is not available for the years prior to 1963–64. For England and Wales domestic rate payment as a percentage of personal income for later years were as follows:

1964–65 1.90
1970–71 1.94
1974–75 1.74

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