HC Deb 25 April 1990 vol 171 cc228-32W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in theOfficial Report in relation to each local authority in Scotland and the average for all local authorities in Scotland for the financial year 1990–91 (a) the level of net expenditure per head of population, (b) the level of net expenditure per head of population as set out in the Government's assessment of expenditure need, (c) the level of income per head of population from personal, standard and collective community charges, (d) the income from revenue support grant per head of population, (e) the income from non-domestic rates per head of population and (f) the income from the other sources per head of population all excluding reference to the water community charge.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 23 April 1990]: The information is in the table:

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Total Net Expenditure Grant Aided Expenditure Community Charge Income Revenue Support Grant Non-Domestic Rate Income Specific Grant
Stewartry 96 83 31 36 19 0
Wigtown 115 91 30 50 20 1
Dunfermline 128 112 44 25 53 0
Kirkcaldy 134 110 49 18 56 1
North East Fife 140 106 60 50 29 1
Aberdeen 183 117 68 35 74 3
Banff and Buchan 120 106 42 37 40 1
Gordon 120 103 30 51 17 2
Kincardine and Deeside 90 99 19 50 20 0
Moray 104 111 29 44 31 1
Badenoch and Strathspey 101 91 26 40 29 1
Caithness 103 87 19 43 31 0
Inverness 97 91 19 30 45 1
Lochaber 138 94 36 38 57 2
Nairn 101 86 20 57 14 1
Ross and Cromarty 142 97 35 62 40 1
Skye and Lochalsh 135 95 21 73 27 1
Sutherland 141 107 13 104 16 1
East Lothian 176 116 57 23 62 1
Edinburgh 198 121 83 42 69 5
Midlothian 144 110 45 55 29 1
West Lothian 119 108 40 41 35 2
Argyll and Bute 179 118 58 59 51 1
Bearsden 125 100 53 57 20 0
Clydebank 229 107 68 94 48 6
Clydesdale 155 105 57 47 35 1
Cumbernauld 124 106 40 37 41 0
Cumnock 141 106 44 57 29 1
Cunninghame 156 113 50 12 85 3
Dumbarton 163 104 73 34 54 2
East Kilbride 143 101 76 19 46 0
Eastwood 96 101 31 47 13 0
Glasgow 286 165 64 76 108 9
Hamilton 142 107 54 44 43 2
Inverclyde 159 110 50 70 35 2
Kilmarnock 131 101 40 42 41 1
Kyle and Carrick 148 116 64 38 49 1
Monklands 178 114 62 63 40 7
Motherwell 156 110 47 56 40 3
Renfrew 167 121 64 42 51 2
Strathkelvin 142 107 59 65 25 2
Angus 114 108 39 43 30 1
Dundee 180 123 63 47 64 6
Perth and Kinross 129 106 39 45 41 1
Districts 168 117 55 47 56 3
Scotland 1,017 843 219 487 235 56

Notes:

1. Population as estimated by the Registrar General for Scotland at 30 June 1988 has been used in calculating "per head" figures.

2. Total net expenditure is based on local authority budget estimates.

3. Grant Aided Expenditure (formerly assessed needs) excludes loan charges against which Revenue Support Grant is also paid.

4. Community Charge income from personal, collective and standard charges is as estimated by local authorities.

5. Revenue Support Grant for 1990–91 is payment made by the Scottish Office.

6. Non-Domestic Rate Income as estimated by the Scottish Office.

7. Specific Grant as estimated by local authorities.

8. No allowance is made for use of balances to finance expenditure.

Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details for each region of Scotland showing how the non-domestic rates are affected by revaluation and the Government's scheme to reduce the actual cash required to be paid by businesses with rateable values above and below 10,000 for the years 1990–91.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 24 April 1990]: The table sets out the non-domestic rate for each region, islands and district council for 1989–90, and for 1990–91 following revaluation. The effect of revaluation is to reduce the levels of non-domestic rate in real terms in inverse proportion to the average increase in rateable values (column 2). The rates for 1990–91 have been further

reduced by 6.25 per cent. as the first step towards the introduction of a national non-domestic rate in Scotland (column 3).

Rateable values have increased by an average of 34.4 per cent. as a result of revaluation. Only those ratepayers facing an increase in rateable value in excess of the average will see their non-domestic rate bills increase in real terms. In order to protect ratepayers from any significant increases in rate bills resulting from revaluation we are limiting annual increases in rateable value. In 1990–91 no ratepayer will be required to pay non-domestic rates on more than 1.613 times his 1989–90 rateable value and where the rateable value on 1 April 1990 is less than £10,000 the limit will be reduced to 1.546 times the 1989–90 rateable value. In order to maintain the level of rate income limits have also been placed on the amount by which rateable values may be reduced following revaluation so that these arrangements have no effect on the level of rate poundages.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
1989–90 Rate poundage 1990–91 Rate poundage 1990–91 Rate poundage
Pre-NNDR Reduction Post-NNDR Reduction
p p p
Borders 48.5 38.4 36.0
Central 56.1 44.5 41.7
Dumfries and Galloway 51.6 40.9 38.3
Fife 62.1 49.2 46.1
Grampian 46.0 36.5 34.2
Highland 55.6 44.1 41.3
Lothian 63.9 50.6 47.5
Strathclyde 61.9 49.1 46.0
Tayside 57.9 45.9 43.0
Orkney 52.9 41.9 39.3
Shetland 50.0 39.6 37.1
Western Isles 77.6 61.5 57.6
Berwickshire 10.1 8.0 7.5
Ettrick and Lauderdale 11.5 9.1 8.5
Roxburgh 12.7 10.1 9.4
Tweeddale 9.7 7.7 7.2
Clackmannan 20.1 15.9 14.9
Falkirk 16.4 13.0 12.2
Stirling 24.3 19.3 18.1
Annandale and Eskdale 12.2 9.7 9.1
Nithsdale 12.2 9.7 9.1
Stewartry 10.6 8.4 7.9
Wigtown 10.0 7.9 7.4
Dunfermline 13.6 10.8 10.1
Kirkcaldy 16.9 13.4 12.6
North East Fife 15.2 12.0 11.3
Aberdeen City 14.8 11.7 11.0
Banff and Buchan 13.2 10.5 9.8
Gordon 10.6 8.4 7.9
Kincardine and Deeside 8.7 6.9 6.5
Moray 11.1 8.8 8.2
Badenoch and Strathspey 8.5 6.7 6.3
Caithness 13.2 10.5 9.8
Inverness 10.1 8.0 7.5
Lochaber 15.3 12.1 11.4
Nairn 8.5 6.7 6.3
Ross and Cromarty 13.2 10.5 9.8
Skye and Lochalsh 12.7 10.1 9.4
Sutherland 9.5 7.5 7.1
East Lothian 18.0 14.3 13.4
Edinburgh City 17.7 14.0 13.1
Midlothian 18.0 14.3 13.4
West Lothian 15.9 12.6 11.8
Argyll and Bute 20.1 15.9 14.9
Bearsden and Milngavie 13.8 10.9 10.3
Clydebank 20.6 16.3 15.3
Clydesdale 17.8 14.1 16.2
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 17.5 13.0 13.0
Cumnock and Doon Valley 18.0 14.3 13.4
Cunninghame 21.7 17.2 16.1
Dumbarton 20.1 15.9 14.9
East Kilbride 15.1 12.0 11.2
Eastwood 10.6 8.4 7.9
Glasgow City 28.1 22.3 20.9
Hamilton 19.1 15.1 14.2
lnverclyde 16.9 13.4 12.6
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 17.5 13.9 13.0
Kyle and Carrick 18.0 14.3 13.4

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
1989–90 Rate poundage 1990–91 Rate poundage 1990–91 Rate poundage
Pre-NNDR eduction Post-NNDR Reduction
p p p
Monklands 19.1 15.1 14.2
Motherwell 17.3 13.7 12.9
Renfrew 19.1 15.1 14.2
Strathkelvin 16.9 13.4 12.6
Angus 14.3 11.3 10.6
Dundee City 22.8 18.1 16.9
Perth and Kinross 14.8 11.7 11.0

Notes

1. Column 2 shows rate poundages which would have been required in 1990–91 following revaluation were it not for the Government's national non-domestic rate policy.

2. Column 3 shows the actual rate poundages for 1990–91 which the Secretary of State prescribed following the £80 million reduction in the burden on ratepayers in Scotland as the first move towards the introduction of a national non-domestic rate.