§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of local authority expenditure was funded by central government in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe available information is as follows:
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Proportion of LA revenue expenditure met by government grants. non-domestic rates, domestic rates, community charges and council taxes Government grants1 as percentage of local authority expenditure Non-domestic rates2 as percentage of local authority expenditure Domestic rates/community charges3 as percentage of local authority expenditure 1981–82 56 25 20 1982–83 53 26 21 1983–84 54 26 19 1984–85 54 26 20 1985–86 54 28 21 1986–87 50 28 22 1987–88 49 28 23 1988–89 46 28 25 1989–90 44 29 26 1990–91 42 29 28 1991–92 52 31 16 1992–93 54 29 17 1993–94 56 27 16 1 For the years 1981–82 to 1989–90 Government Grants comprise Aggregate Exchequer Grant and Rate Rebate Grants. For 1990–91 to 1992–93 Government Grants are made up of Revenue Support Grant, Special Grants, Specific Grants in Aggregate External Finance, Community Charge Grant (1991–92), Teachers Pay Grant (1992–93), Community Charge Benefits and Transitional Relief/Community Charge Reduction Scheme Grants. For 1993–94 Government Grants are made up of Revenue Support Grant, Specific and Special Grants in Aggregate External Finance, Council Tax Benefit and Council Tax Transitional Reduction Scheme Grant. 2 For the years 1981–82 to 1989–90, this represents non-domestic rate yields net of rate relief. For the years 1990–91 to 1993–94. this represents the distributable amount from the non-domestic rates pool. 3 Net of rate rebates for the years 1981–82 to 1989–90. Net of Community Charge Benefits and Transitional Relief/Community Charge Reduction Scheme in 1990–91 to 1992–93. Net of Council Tax Benefit and Council Tax Transitional Relief Scheme in 1993–94.
4 The percentages do not add to 100 per cent. The difference is funding from balances and other adjustments.