§ 28. Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment by how much non-domestic rate poundages increased over and above inflation in Brent between 1979–80 and 1989–90.
§ Mr. PortilloThe rate poundage in Brent increased by 89 per cent. between 1979–80 and 1989–90 over inflation. During the same period, locally set non-domestic rate poundages in England rose by an average of 37.4 per cent. more than the retail prices index. This contrasts vividly with the new system under which the national non-domestic rating multiplier cannot rise by more than the rate of inflation.