HC Deb 28 March 1991 vol 188 cc574-5W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (i) for each of the years 1970–71 to 1991–92 an analysis by class of authority of non-domestic rateable values, average poundages, actual payments, and uncollected non-domestic rate-revenue and (ii) for each of the years 1970–71 to 1988–89 by class of authority of domestic rateable values, gross rates, rates net of rebates, and uncollected domestic rate revenue.

Mr. Lang

Figures by class of authority are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the table gives figures that are readily available for all authorities. The split of rates income between the domestic and non-domestic sectors has been estimated pro rata to rateable values. Data on uncollected rate revenue are not available centrally.

Non-domestic rateable values Average poundage Gross non-domestic rates income Domestic rateable values Gross domestic rates income Nett domestic rates income
Year £ million pence £ million £ million £ million £ million
1990–91 2,586 67.3 11,188
1991–92 n/a 58.1 21,335
n/a Not available.
1 Provisional.
2 Estimated.

The figures for gross domestic rates income include rebate grants and the domestic element of rate support grant. The figures for net domestic rates income exclude those components.

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