§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what level of personal community charge for 1989–90, in respect of each local authority in Scotland, would have been levied by the authority had the comparable expenditure of the authority been equivalent to that assumed by the Government in determining the authority's revenue support grant.
§ Mr. LangSpending at client group assessment—the basis on which grant was initially apportioned—would have implied personal community charges of £154 for each regional council and £42 for each district council. However, those figures take no account of other factors such as the use of balances, which affect the actual community charges set.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what level of personal community charge for 1989–90, in respect of each local authority in Scotland, would have been levied by the local authority in the absence of safety netting arrangements.
§ Mr. LangLocal authorities took their budget and community charge decisions in full knowledge of the grant allocated to them. It is not for me to speculate on what decisions they might have taken in the light of different information.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what, in respect of each local authority in Scotland, is the level of personal community charge for 1989–90.
§ Mr. LangThe information is set out in the table.
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£ Borders 174.00 Central 198.00 Dumfries and Galloway 178.50 Fife 220.00 Grampian 189.00 Highland 180.00 Lothian 287.00
£ Strathclyde 200.00 Tayside 220.00 Orkney 122.00 Shetland 107.38 Western Isles 137.00 Berwickshire 31.00 Ettrick and Lauderdale 42.00 Roxburgh 42.00 Tweeddale 43.00 Clackmannan 87.00 Falkirk 46.00 Stirling 97.00 Annandale and Eskdale 47.00 Nithsdale 39.00 Stewartry 37.00 Wigtown 40.00 Dunfermline 55.00 Kirkcaldy 60.00 North East Fife 82.00 Aberdeen City 85.00 Banff and Buchan 56.70 Gordon 44.00 Kincardine and Deeside 32.00 Moray 42.00 Badenoch and Strathspey 35.00 Caithness 25.00 Inverness 26.00 Lochaber 37.00 Nairn 28.00 Ross and Cromarty 39.00 Skye and Lochalsh 25.00 Sutherland 6.00 East Lothian 69.00 Edinburgh City 87.00 Midlothian 59.00 West Lothian 54.00 Argyll and Bute 58.00 Bearsden and Milngavie 79.00 Clydebank 78.00 Clydesdale 82.00 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 56.00 Cumnock and Doon Valley 57.00 Cunninghame 59.00 Dumbarton 79.00 East Kilbride 99.00 Eastwood 63.00 Glasgow City 87.00 Hamilton 72.00 Inverclyde 72.00 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 50.00 Kyle and Carrick 89.00 Monklands 74.00 Motherwell 86.00 Renfrew 76.00 Strathkelvin 80.00 Angus 52.00 Dundee City 83.00 Perth and Kinross 58.00
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what level of personal community charge for 1989–90, in respect of each local authority in Scotland, he announced, prior to the determination of the authority's budget, that it would be reasonable for them to levy.
§ Mr. LangMy right hon. and learned Friend issued figures for the combined region, district and water community charges that were attainable if local authorities did not increase their expenditure by more than the rate of inflation plus allowances for community charge and school board administration. The figures are set out in the table.
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£ Orkney 84 Shetland 202 Western Isles 126 Berwickshire 177 Ettrick and Lauderdale 180 Roxburgh 190 Tweeddale 174 Clackmannan 225 Falkirk 211 Stirling 249 Annandale and Eskdale 197 Nithsdale 192 Stewartry 196 Wigtown 178 Dunfermline 249 Kirkcaldy 256 North East Fife 251 Aberdeen City 201 Banff and Buchan 185 Gordon 183 Kincardine and Deeside 168 Moray 176 Badenoch and Strathspey 186 Caithness 196 Inverness 189 Lochaber 202 Nairn 181 Ross and Cromarty 190 Skye and Lochalsh 187 Sutherland 168 East Lothian 307 Edinburgh City 313 Midlothian 306 West Lothian 296 Argyll and Bute 293 Bearsden and Milngavie 280 Clydebank 293 Clydesdale 293 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 293 Cumnock and Doon Valley 293 Cunninghame 293 Dumbarton 293 East Kilbride 293 Eastwood 264 Glasgow City 293 Hamilton 293 Inverclyde 283 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 293 Kyle and Carrick 290 Monklands 293 Motherwell 288 Renfrew 293 Strathkelvin 293 Angus 238 Dundee City 274 Perth and Kinross 237