HC Deb 28 June 1984 vol 62 cc494-5W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish, for the years 1978–79 to 1982–83, the outturns of local authority gross revenue expenditure for England and Wales and the proportions of that expenditure financed by (i) domestic ratepayers, (ii) domestic relief grant, (iii) industrial ratepayers, (iv) commercial ratepayers, (v) other non-domestic ratepayers, (vi) specific grants, (vii) supplementary grants, (viii) needs and resources/block grant, (ix) housing subsidy, (x) rent rebate grant, (xi) rents, net of rebate grant, (xii) fees and charges, (xiii) other income and (xiv) balances.

Mr. Waldegrave

[pursuant to his answer, 7 June 1984, c. 249]Following is the readily available information for the years 1978–79 to 1981–82, based on returns made by local authorities. Information for 1982–83 will be produced shortly and published in "Local Government Financial Statistics 1982–83", a copy of which will be placed in the Library.

England and Wales England
Proportions of gross Revenue Expenditure* financed by: 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
Percentage Percentage Percentage Percentage
(i) Domestic ratepayers† 11.7 12.0 13.1 14.5
(ii) Domestic rate relief grant 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.5
(iii) Industrial ratepayers† 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.8
(iv) Commercial ratepayers† 8.0 8.0 8.5 9.4
(v) Other non-domestic ratepayers† 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
(vi) Specific grants‡ 8.5 8.8 9.0 9.5
(vii) Supplementary grants║ 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8
(viii) Needs and resources/block grant 35.4 34.1 32.8 31.0
(ix) Housing subsidy 5.8 6.2 5.8 3.2
(x) Rent rebate grant 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
(xi) Rents net of rebate grant 7.1 6.7 6.9 9.5
(xii) Fees and charges 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.4
(xiii) Other income 8.4 7.3 7.5 7.3
(xiv) Revenue Surplus -7.2 -5.3 -5.5 -6.9
Gross Revenue Expenditure £18.137m (100%) £21.348m. (100%) £24.505m. (100%) £27.026m. (100%)
* Figures mostly drawn from table 1 of "Local Government Financial Statistics" for the appropriate year.
† Rate income by type of ratepayer calculated from proportions of rateable value applied to total rate income.
‡ Includes rate rebates grant.
║ Transport supplementary grant taken to revenue account.
Difference between gross revenue expenditure and gross revenue income.