Rates (Hansard, 17 July 1978)

§ Mr. Michael Morris
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the proportion of net disposable personal income taken by rate payments.

§ Mr. Guy Barnett
Domestic rate payments currently account for about 2.1 per cent. of personal disposable income in England and Wales.

§ Mr. Michael Morris
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the yield of rates in England and Wales; and what proportion comes from (a) domestic properties, (b) industrial premises, (c) commercial premises, and (d) other categories.
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§ Mr. Guy Barnett
The latest estimates in respect of the financial year 1978–79 are:

£ million

Rate income(¹) 5,225

Proportion arising from Domestic properties 43 per cent

Non-domestic properties(²)

Industrial 12½ per cent

Commercial 27 per cent

Other 17½ per cent

(¹) Before deducting the cost of rate collection and rate rebate grants. Excluding resources and domestic element grants.

(²) Approximate estimates based on the composition of non-domestic rateable values.

	£ million
Rate income(¹)	5,225
Proportion arising from Domestic properties	43 per cent
Non-domestic properties(²)
Industrial	12½ per cent
Commercial	27 per cent
Other	17½ per cent
(¹) Before deducting the cost of rate collection and rate rebate grants. Excluding resources and domestic element grants.
(²) Approximate estimates based on the composition of non-domestic rateable values.