§ Mr. RaffanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give his latest estimate for the community charge for district council areas in Wales.
§ Mr. Grist[holding answer 23 February 1988]: Average domestic bills, calculated as the estimated contribution made by domestic ratepayers to authorities' rate fund expenditure in 1987–88 (after allowing for domestic rate relief) divided by the number of hereditaments, are given in the following table. Estimated community charge figures for 1987–88 are also shown. These estimates are based on present expenditure patterns and aggregate levels of grant. They are given on two bases: first, community charges assuming the Government's proposals were implemented in full in 1987–88, with no "safety net", are provided; secondly, charges alter allowing for the "safety nets" envisaged in the Green Paper. The average community charge per property including "safety net" will, by definition, be the same as the average domestic rate bill per property.
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Community charge with "no safety net" Rating Authority Average domestic rate bill per property per adult Average per domestic property Community charge including "safety net" per adult £ £ £ £ Preseli Pembrokeshire 221 127 241 117 South Pembrokeshire 255 124 232 137 Blaenau Gwent 282 146 280 106 Islwyn 222 137 271 112 Monmouth 311 131 277 147 Newport 316 132 252 166 Torfaen 271 142 277 139 Aberconwy 292 127 239 155 Arfon 198 124 215 114 Dwyfor 225 128 200 145 Meirionnydd 218 127 198 140 Ynys Mon 256 123 224 141 Cynon Valley 174 135 252 93 Methyr Tydfil 206 149 284 108 Ogwr 266 142 294 129 Rhondda 144 151 283 77 Rhymney Valley 235 148 294 118 Taff-Ely 254 147 296 126 Brecknock 229 121 239 116 Montgomeryshire 213 108 201 114 Radnor 212 112 200 119 Cardiff 335 103 206 168 Vale of Glamorgan 320 117 247 152 Port Talbot 263 181 348 137 Lliw Valley 237 164 321 122 Neath 252 148 287 130 Swansea 331 172 342 166 Wales average 268 136 268 136