§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he proposes any concessions concerning the uniform business rate for charity shops.
§ Mr. HowardWe are currently considering representations on this matter which have been received during proceedings on the Local Government Finance Bill in another place.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 16 June,Official Report, column 248–49, when he expects to have the necessary information to estimate the effect of exempt individuals including student nurses, on the likely levels of central grant and community charge for particular areas; and how often that information will be updated.
§ Mr. HowardIt will be necessary to have this information in good time for the introduction of the community charge in England and Wales on 1 April 1990, and to update it each year thereafter.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish an updated version of figures K1 and K3 on pages 130 and 132 of Cmnd. 9714, using the most recent available statistics.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 20 June 1988]An updated version of figure K3 is provided in the table. Data to update figure K1 are not readily available and could be collated only at disproportionate cost.
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Tax revenues from the main local taxes as percentage of total tax revenues of local governments (selected countries 1985) Taxes on Income and profits Payroll Property General consumption Specific goods and services Taxes on use Other Federal Countries1 Australia — — 95.9 — — 4.1 — Austria 39.4 11.0 10.1 22.7 10.7 1.5 4.5 Canada — — 84.7 — — 1.2 14.0 Federal Republic of Germany 80.6 — 18.4 — 0.4 0.4 0.2 Switzerland 87.1 — 12.6 — 0.2 0.1 — United States of America 5.9 — 74.2 10.9 4.7 4.3 — Unitary Countries Belgium 78.9 — — — — 15.3 5.9 Denmark 93.4 — 6.4 — 0.1 0.1 — Finland 99.0 — 0.9 — — — — France 16.0 — 32.6 — 3.3 6.4 41.7 Greece 14.5 — 9.0 2.4 24.5 6.9 42.6 Ireland — — 100.0 — — — — Japan 58.0 — 23.7 — 12.4 4.8 1.0 Italy 66.7 — — — 10.2 0.3 22.7 Luxembourg 83.0 — 4.2 7.0 0.3 0.3 4.7 Netherlands — — 75.4 — 1.1 23.5 — New Zealand — — 93.0 — 1.9 5.1 — Norway 91.4 — 5.5 — — 0.4 2.7 Portugal 64.4 — 1.6 9.3 19.2 4.4 1.0 Spain 40.3 — 10.4 26.0 13.9 — 9.4 Sweden 99.7 — — — 0.2 0.1 — United Kingdom — — 100.0 — — — — 1 Excludes state, regional or provincial figures. sourse:OECD Revenue Statistics 1965–86.