§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average level of the poll tax so far declared by Welsh local authorities.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerInformation available to me at present indicates that declared community charges range from £169 to £284 with a weighted average of £222.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing for each of the past 10 years, for each county in Wales, the total expenditure by that county authority, and the contribution towards their spending that came from(a) Exchequer grants, (b) rate contributions, (c) capital receipts and (d) other sources.
§ Mr. Grist[holding answer 22 February 1990]: Information relating to the total expenditure for block grant purposes, rate income, rate support grant and the use of balances and other sources for each Welsh county for each of the past 10 years is shown in the following tables: 345W
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£000 at outturn prices Local authority Total expenditure1 Rate support grant Rate income Balances and other sources 1979–80 Clwyd 92,000 28,223 63,621 155 Dyfed 80,844 28,018 48,520 4,306 Gwent 108,002 34,738 74,642 -1,378 Gwynedd 56,813 20,476 37,252 -915 Mid Glamorgan 140,028 44,176 88,919 6,933 Powys 32,358 16,027 14,821 1,511 South Glamorgan 92,442 33,354 59,637 -550 West Glamorgan 96,249 26,197 68,653 1,398 Total Wales 698,736 231,209 456,064 11,461 1980–81 Clwyd 114,650 33,831 80,437 383 Dyfed 96,606 33,930 63,393 -718 Gwent 135,406 43,226 89,282 2,897 Gwynedd 69,394 23,450 43,592 2,351 Mid Glamorgan 167,694 53,411 112,542 1,741 Powys 38,508 18,859 19,803 -154 South Glamorgan 111,950 42,100 69,794 56 West Glamorgan 113,871 31,345 85,028 -2,502 Total Wales 848,079 280,152 563,871 4,054 1981–82 Clwyd 130,431 76,068 57,202 -2,838 Dyfed 106,940 68,449 38,252 239 Gwent 148,438 87,664 58,050 2,724 Gwynedd 78,605 47,000 28,906 2,699 Mid Glamorgan 183,230 132,608 54,966 -4,344 Powys 41,776 30,543 11,746 -513 South Glamorgan 121,491 62,798 59,723 -1,030 West Glamorgan 126,554 69,184 58,459 -1,089 Total Wales 937,465 574,315 367,304 -4,153 1982–83 Clwyd 139,097 86,455 57,345 -4,702 Dyfed 113,391 75,846 38,356 -811 Gwent 153,730 99,380 60,404 -6,054 Gwynedd 81,993 54,000 28,214 -221 Mid Glamorgan 194,759 142,350 55,332 -2,923 Powys 46,954 36,401 12,267 -1,714 South Glamorgan 129,407 71,386 67,816 -9,794 West Glamorgan 137,196 81,000 59,780 -3,584 Total Wales 996,527 646,818 379,514 -29,803 1983–84 Clwyd 146,678 84,849 58,709 3,120 Dyfed 120,506 79,048 40,778 680 Gwent 160,316 101,037 61,717 -2,438 Gwynedd 86,314 55,400 32,415 -1,501 Mid Glamorgan 207,517 143,000 58,915 5,602 Powys 49,273 36,605 12,244 424 South Glamorgan 138,750 70,302 63,341 5,107 West Glamorgan 141,924 79,327 60,179 2,418 Total Wales 1,051,278 649,568 388,298 13,412 1984–85 Clwyd 150,403 85,667 64,126 610 Dyfed 126,488 79,365 44,701 2,422 Gwent 166,119 101,902 62,521 1,696 Gwynedd 91,214 55,070 35,536 607 Mid Glamorgan 217,985 144,165 69,102 4,718 Powys 51,026 36,009 12,965 2,052 South Glamorgan 141,274 68,549 66,749 5,976 West Glamorgan 144,826 80,551 63,734 541 Total Wales 1,089,335 651,278 419,434 18,622 1985–86 Clwyd 156,895 89,579 68,120 -804 Dyfed 130,335 81,690 53,812 -5,167 Gwent 173,327 102,352 64,558 6,417
Local authority Total expenditure1 Rate support grant Rate income Balances and other sources Gwynedd 94,465 55,170 37,926 1,369 Mid Glamorgan 218,722 152,434 72,321 -6,033 Powys 52,911 36,839 15,165 906 South Glamorgan 147,715 69,107 75,874 2,734 West Glamorgan 150,228 85,167 68,232 -3,171 Total Wales 1,124,598 672,338 456,008 -3,749 1986–87 Clwyd 169,753 93,495 76,348 -90 Dyfed 147,245 88,797 60,570 -2,123 Gwent 184,342 112,389 75,860 -3,908 Gwynedd 101,560 59,000 43,222 -662 Mid Glamorgan 239,148 157,652 79,549 1,947 Powys 56,186 38,387 17,767 32 South Glamorgan 162,111 72,672 95,469 -6,030 West Glamorgan 164,292 89,101 72,504 2,687 Total Wales 1,224,637 711,493 521,289 -8,147 1987–88 Clwyd 180,390 102,049 81,362 -3,021 Dyfed 159,590 96,919 64,965 -2,293 Gwent 201,358 116,000 86,801 -1,444 Gwynedd 110,734 62,000 47,749 986 Mid Glamorgan 256,154 173,596 84,438 -1,880 Powys 59,282 41,384 19,434 -1,536 South Glamorgan 173,371 79,001 102,101 -7,732 West Glamorgan 174,930 92,844 81,568 518 Total Wales 1,315,809 763,793 568,418 -16,402 1988–89 Clwyd 197,043 105,970 88,176 -2,897 Dyfed 174,299 107,153 68,051 -905 Gwent 219,117 124,686 95,501 -1,070 Gwynedd 119,888 70,696 53,226 -4,034 Mid Glamorgan 280,049 189,767 88,562 1,720 Powys 64,860 43,767 21,047 46 South Glamorgan 196,980 81,281 111,073 4,626 West Glamorgan 191,377 100,045 94,209 -2,877 Total Wales 1,443,613 823,365 619,845 -5,391 1 As defined for Block Grant purposes. Net of specific and supplementary grants.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what targets were set by his Department and what are the actual sums set by each district, borough and city council for(a) each borough community charge and (b) each average sum for community council purposes within each council.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerInformation about the actual level of community charge set by councils will be published when available. I have set no targets for 1990–91; it is for councils to determine their own budgets.