§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report the figures showing domestic rate payments as a percentage of personal disposable income in (a) the latest year for which figures are available, (b) five years earlier and (c) 10 years earlier.
§ Mr. Peter ReesEstimates of domestic rate payments net of rate rebates in the United Kingdom as a proportion of total personal disposable income are as follows for the financial years 1974–75, 1979–80, 1984–85:
Per cent. 1974–75 1.9 1979–80 2.0 1984–85 2.3 Sources: Department of the Environment Central Statistical Office.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report the figures showing rates as a proportion of total taxation in (a) the latest year for which figures are available, (b) five years earlier and (c) 10 years earlier.
§ Mr. Peter ReesLocal authority rates as a proportion of total general Government taxation (including national insurance, and so on, contributions) was as follows:
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Per cent. 1974–75 10.2 1979–80 9.6 1984–85* 10.5 *Provisional.
Source: Financial Statistics June 1985 edition and CSO Databank.