§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report a table exemplifying community charges and non-domestic rates for each local authority in Wales, assuming that the Government's proposals for the reform of local finance had been fully in place in 1987–88, on a basis comparable with the information provided in response to a question from the hon. Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham) concerning local authorities in England, Official Report, 29 June, column 44.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information is given in the following table:
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Domestic sector Non-domestic sector Average rate bill per hereditament Community charge for spending at GRE Overspend on GRE Community charge with no "safety net" Actual rate poundage now National non-domestic rate poundage Change to NNDR poundage £ £ £ per adult £ P P per cent. Taff-Ely 254 125 22 147 259.4 236.5 -8.8 Brecknock 229 125 -4 121 225.5 236.5 4.9 Montgomeryshire 213 125 -18 108 210.7 236.5 12.2 Radnor 212 125 -13 112 213.8 236.5 10.6 Cardiff 335 125 -22 103 210.6 236.5 12.3 Vale of Glamorgan 320 125 -8 117 217.9 236.5 8.5 Port Talbot 263 125 56 181 264.3 236.5 -10.5 Lliw Valley 237 125 39 164 262.4 236.5 -9.9 Neath 252 125 23 148 253.9 236.5 -6.9 Swansea 331 125 46 172 269.5 236.5 12.3 Wales 268 125 11 136 236.5 236.5 — Notes:
Average rate bill per hereditament
The estimated contribution made by domestic ratepayers to authorities' rate fund expenditure, less domestic rate relief, divided by the number of hereditaments.
Community charge fir spending at Grant Related Expenditure (GRE)
The community charge in each area if all authorities in that area spend at their GRE ie the assessment of their need to spend. Overspend on GRE
The difference between expenditure and GRE expressed as an amount per adult in each area.
Community charge with no "safety net"
Calculated as the community charge for spending at GRE in each area plus any overspend or underspend per adult, without any allowance for safety nets envisaged in the Green Paper.
Actual rate poundage now
The actual non-domestic rate poundage in each area in 1987–88
National non-domestic rate poundage (NNDR)
The average poundage paid by non-domestic ratepayers based on the actual poundages and weighted by non-domestic rateable value.
Change to NNDR poundage
Percentage difference between national and actual non-domestic poundages.