§ 30. Sir Anthony Royleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in order that the general public may be aware of the implications of the wage claims recently tabled by the public service unions, he will make available his approximate estimate of the domestic rate increase required to meet the claims in full.
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§ Mr. Guy BarnettOnly the parties to a settlement are in a position to cost the claim. But each 5 per cent. increase in the manual workers pay bill—the main claim under consideration—would, if financed wholly from the rates, imply an increase of about two percentage points in average domestic rates in 1979–80.