§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the estimated local income tax rates required to replace the gross income, including rebates, raised from the community charge in each region and district authority on the basis of current expenditure in 1989–90 and planned expenditure in 1990–91.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 19 February 1990]: Approximate rates of local income tax required to replace the budgeted income from the community charge in 1989–90 are given in the table. Information on the 1990–91 budgets is not yet available.
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§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 18 December 1989]: This information is not readily available prior to session 1986–87 and figures from that date are as follows:
Session Number 1986–87 2,940 1987–88 3,050 1988–89 2,673 11989–90 2,931 1 To date.