HC Deb 14 January 1993 vol 216 c773W
Mr. Gallie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on non-domestic rates for 1993–94.

Mr. Lang

Continuing our policy of reducing Scottish business rate poundages to the level of the English national non-domestic rate, Scottish businesses will pay £68 million less in rates next year than they otherwise would have done. This is a poundage reduction of over 7 per cent. in real terms and an actual reduction in cash terms of 4 per cent.

The total reduction, due to the Government?s policy and our earlier decision to limit increases in poundages to no more than inflation from 1989–90 onwards, is now at least £400 million.

1992–93 Poundages P 1993–94 Pre-NNDR Reduction P 1993–94 Poundages P 1993–94 Poundages at Ratepayer Level P Reduction to Ratepayer P
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 9.6 9.9 7.1 53.8 4.4
Cumnock and Doon Valley 10.0 10.4 7.5 54.2 4.5
Cunninghame 12.2 12.6 9.3 56.0 4.9
Dumbarton 11.2 11.6 8.5 55.2 4.7
East Kilbride 8.2 8.5 5.9 52.6 4.2
Eastwood 5.4 5.6 3.6 50.3 3.6
Glasgow City 16.6 17.2 13.0 59.7 5.8
Hamilton 10.6 11.0 8.0 54.7 4.6
Inverclyde 9.3 9.6 6.9 53.6 4.3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 9.6 9.9 7.1 53.8 4.4
Kyle and Carrick 10.0 10.4 7.5 54.2 4.5
Monklands 10.6 11.0 8.0 54.7 4.6
Motherwell 9.6 9.9 7.1 53.8 4.4
Renfrew 10.6 11.0 8.0 54.7 4.6
Strathkelvin 9.3 9.6 6.9 53.6 4.3
Angus 8.2 8.5 6.4 50.0 3.6
Dundee City 13.4 13.9 10.8 54.4 4.6
Perth and Kinross 8.6 8.9 6.7 50.3 3.7
Orkney 40.2 41.6 41.6 41.6 0.0
Shetland 40.2 41.6 41.6 41.6 0.0
Western Isles 55.1 57.0 52.8 52.8 4.2