§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the level that the Welsh non-domestic rate would be in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in descending order the percentage increase in(a) the domestic rate, and (b) the commercial rate together with the poundages of each Welsh district in 1988–89.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested on domestic and non-domestic rate increase between 1987–88 and 1988–89 for Welsh districts is shown in the following table:
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Data for PQ1422 1987–88 (a) The Domestic Rate Local authority 1987–88 Domestic poundage (p) 1988–891 Domestic poundage (p) Percentage change 1987–88 to 1988–89 Neath 235.68 287.87 22.14 Swansea 251.04 295.43 17.68 Lliw Valley 243.89 285.83 17.20 Port Talbot 245.84 283.82 15.45 Meirionydd 200.65 228.77 14.01 Aberconwy 210.16 238.32 13.40 Arfon 205.30 231.38 12.70 Dwyfor 209.81 234.79 11.91 Monmouth 211.60 235.86 11.47 Ynys Mon 204.52 227.82 11.39 Torfaen 218.78 241.58 10.42 Glyndwr 210.96 232.20 10.07 Islywn 212.00 233.00 9.91 Newport 212.04 232.01 9.42 Radnor 195.25 213.42 9.31 Blaenau Gwent 219.78 239.89 9.15 Brecknock 207.01 225.45 8.91 Rhymney Valley 239.34 258.85 8.15 Wrexham Maelor 216.49 233.69 7.94 Alyn and Deeside 209.97 226.58 7.91 Ogwr 241.64 260.55 7.83 Cardiff 192.15 207.05 7.75 Llanelli 235.13 252.44 7.36 Carmarthen 221.04 236.67 7.07 Montgomeryshire 192.23 205.82 7.07 Vale of Glamorgan 199.42 213.48 7.05
Local authority 1987–88 Domestic poundage (p) 1988–911 Domestic poundage (p) Percentage change 1987–88 to 1988–89 Delyn 214.70 228.45 6.40 Merthyr Tydfil 239.46 254.76 6.39 Taff Ely 240.91 255.83 6.19 Rhondda 243.50 258.50 6.16 Cynon Valley 232.45 246.73 6.14 South Pembroke 220.22 233.08 5.84 Rhuddlan 215.18 227.42 5.69 Ceredigion 217.70 229.55 5.44 Colwyn 227.59 239.60 5.28 Dinefwr 216.91 227.66 4.96 Preseli 216.70 226.84 4.68 Total Wales 218.07 238.76 9.49 1 1988–89 figures are provisional.
Data for PQ1422 1987–88 (b) The non-domestic rate Local authority 1987–88 Non-domestic poundage (p) 1988–891 Non-domestic poundage (p) Percentage change 1987–88 to 1988–89 Neath 254.18 306.37 20.53 Swansea 269.54 313.93 16.47 Lliw Valley 262.39 304.33 15.98 Port Talbot 264.34 302.32 14.37 Meirionnydd 219.15 247.27 12.83 Aberconwy 228.66 256.82 12.32 Arfon 223.80 249.88 11.65 Dwyfor 228.31 253.29 10.94 Monmouth 230.10 254.36 10.54 Ynys Mon 223.02 246.32 10.45 Torfaen 237.28 260.08 9.61 Glyndwr 229.46 250.70 9.26 Islwyn 230.50 251.50 9.11 Newport 230.54 250.51 8.66 Radnor 213.75 231.92 8.50 Blaenau Gwent 238.28 258.39 8.44 Brecknock 225.51 243.95 8.18 Rhymney Valley 257.84 277.35 7.57 Wrexham Maelor 234.99 252.19 7.32 Alyn and Deeside 228.47 245.08 7.27 Ogwr 260.14 279.05 7.27 Cardiff 210.65 225.55 7.07 Llanelli 253.63 270.94 6.82 Carmarthen 239.54 255.17 6.53 Vale of Glamorgan 217.92 231.98 6.45 Montgomeryshire 210.73 224.32 6.45 Merthyr Tydfil 257.96 273.26 5.93 Delyn 233.20 246.95 5.90 Taff Ely 259.41 274.33 5.75 Rhondda 262.00 277.00 5.73 Cynon Valley 250.95 265.23 5.69 South Pembrokeshire 238.72 251.58 5.39 Rhuddlan 233.68 245.92 5.24 Ceredigion 236.20 248.05 5.02 Colwyn 246.09 258.10 4.88 Dinefwr 235.41 246.16 4.57 Preseli 235.20 245.34 4.31 Total Wales 236.47 257.60 8.93 1 1988–89 figures are provisional.