HC Deb 19 May 1986 vol 98 c83W
Mr. Rogers

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of total personal disposable income was expended on domestic rates in the years 1956–57, 1979–80 and in 1984–85.

Mrs. Rumbold

Domestic rate payments, net of rate rebates, as a proportion of total personal disposable income in the United Kingdom are estimated to be 2 per cent. in 1956–57 and 1979–80, and 2.3 per cent. in 1984–85. The 1956–57 figure is not comparable with those for later years as it includes charges for water and sewerage.

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