§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what would be the estimated charge, on the basis of current expenditure(a) per household and (b) per capita for each district council in Northern Ireland if a system of local income tax were to be introduced.
§ Mr. StanleyThe Green Paper "Paying for Local Government" proposals do not apply to Northern Ireland. In monitoring the development of the proposals in England and Wales, before deciding whether or to what extent they should be applied in Northern Ireland, we have not considered any alternatives to the present GB proposals, such as local income tax. Thus the figures requested are not available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.