Rating Reform (Hansard, 4 February 1988)

§ Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will reproduce the figures in figure four of his Department's note on the relationship between local taxes and income and the distributional impact of the community charge on the basis that 1986–87 is year one and including the net safety net effect.

§ Mr. Howard
The figures asked for are set out in the table. For ease of reference, the comparable table for the present system (figure 1 of the published note) is reprinted below.
over £250 per week. Average incomes in the Greater London area are about 20 per cent. higher than the national average.

§ Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker),Official Report, 25 January, columns 37–38, (a) which equivalent income scale was used to derive the tables on the relationship between charges and income (b) how many (i) over-18's and (ii) people in total he estimates to be in each income band, (c) what margin of error applies to the figures, (d) whether the poll-tax figures include the safety net effect and (e) if he will reproduce the tables on the decile basis used in his reply to the hon. Member for Warrington, North (Mr. Hoyle) on 16 December 1987, Official Report, column 522.
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§ Mr. Howard
[holding answer 3 February 1988]: The basis for adjusting household incomes to equivalent incomes is that described in paragraph F14 of the Green Paper "Paying for Local Government," Cmnd. 9714. The estimated total population and numbers of adults in each equivalent income band is shown in the table. The community charge estimates used for the purpose of my answer of 25 January were those for the full implementation of the community charge published on 29 June, and therefore exclude the effect of the transitional

Ranges of Equivalent Net Household Income (£ per week)

Numbers of (million) Under 50 75 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 500

50 75 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 500 +

Adults 1.4 6.2 4.6 9.2 6.1 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2

Total 1.8 7.9 6.3 13.3 8.3 4.5 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3

Ranges of Equivalent Net Household Income (£ per week)
Numbers of (million)	Under	50	75	100	150	200	250	300	350	400	500
	50	75	100	150	200	250	300	350	400	500	+
Adults	1.4	6.2	4.6	9.2	6.1	3.6	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.2
Total	1.8	7.9	6.3	13.3	8.3	4.5	2.3	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.3