Rates (Hansard, 26 July 1978)

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of the proportion of net disposable income taken by rate repayments.

§ Mr. Millan
The estimate for 1976, the latest year for which figures are available, is 3.29 per cent. in Scotland, where rate payments include water and drainage charges.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average domestic rate bill in Scotland for each year since 1974–75 including 1978–79; and what percentage increase this represented over the average bills for the previous year.
750W

Mr. Milan
The information is given in the table below:

AVERAGE DOMESTIC RATE PAYMENTS (EXCLUDING DOMESTIC WATER)

Year Amount change

£

1974–75† 75.20 +14.9

1975–76^*† 98.99 +31.6

1976–77† 110.63 +11.8

1977–78† 127.78 +15.5

1978–79.‡ 119.21 -6.7

^* 10½ month financial year.

† Provisional.

‡Estimated.

AVERAGE DOMESTIC RATE PAYMENTS (EXCLUDING DOMESTIC WATER)
Year	Amount	change
	£
1974–75†	75.20	+14.9
1975–76^*†	98.99	+31.6
1976–77†	110.63	+11.8
1977–78†	127.78	+15.5
1978–79.‡	119.21	-6.7
^* 10½ month financial year.
† Provisional.
‡Estimated.