§ Mr. Strawasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out in the Official Report tables showing net rates as a percentage of income assuming the operation of rebates as at present and on a basis comparable with the tables at figures 9 page 20 and figure 11 page 25 of Cmnd. 9714.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[pursuant to his reply, 3 February 1986, c. 26]: The information requested is set out in the table, together with figures for the proposed community charge calculated on the same basis. The figures show that with the present rebates system as well as the new rebates system on which the Cmnd. 9714 illustrations are based the lowest income households would, on average, pay less in local taxes under a community charge.
Relationship of net rates and net community charge to net household income with present rebate scheme—(Great Britain 1984–85 prices) Range of net household income (£PW) Net local tax bills as a percentage in each range (1) Net rates (2) Net Community Charge Under 50 1.0 0.7 50–75 2.3 1.8 75–100 3.1 2.7 100–150 3.6 3.5 150–200 3.2 3.2 200–250 2.8 2.8 250–300 2.5 2.6 300–350 2.4 2.4 350–400 2.3 2.2 400–500 2.2 2.0 500+ 1.9 1.5 All households 2.8 2.8