§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount raised by local authorities and the proportion of the latter that is raised by rates on domestic hereditaments.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe total sum to be paid by ratepayers in England and Wales in 1977–78 is expected to be about £4,800 million. Of this total, domestic ratepayers will provide about £2,000 million, or 42 per cent.