§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give, in percentage terms, the proportion of total local government expenditure in England funded by central Government including the cost to central Government of rate rebates; what proportion was paid by the domestic, commercial and industrial ratepayers, respectively; and what proportion was met from other sources, for the latest period for which such figures are available.
§ Mr. KingFollowing is the available information: 675W
Financing of local government net rate fund revenue expenditure England 1982–83 (Budgets)* Per cent. Government Grants† 53 Rates‡ 46 of which: Domestic 20 Commercial 12½ Industrial 5½ Other 8 Drawing from Balances 1 *Total local rate and grant borne expenditure. †lncludes authorities' estimates of block grant, domestic rate relief grant, relevant specific and supplementary grants, Transport Supplementary Grant (excluding that taken to capital accounts), mandatory student awards grant and rate rebates grant. ‡Rates proportions have been derived from rateable value data.