Council Tax

HC Deb 16 March 1994 vol 239 cc674-5W

25. Mr. Riddick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average increase in council tax bills for 1994–95.

Mr. Curry

The average headline council tax based on those authorities for which my Department has actual or provisional information shows an increase of 2.4 per cent. over the 1993–94 average.

30. Mr. Trend

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the top and bottom 10 council taxes so far declared.

Mr. Curry

The top and bottom 10 headline council taxes (band C, two adults) based on actual and provisional information where available are:

	1994–95 headline council tax (band C)
Highest 10 authorities
Liverpool	770
Manchester	691
Newcastle upon Tyne	686
Coventry	669
Langbaurgh-on-Tees	658
Salford	658
Bristol	652
Middlesbrough	645

	1994–95 headline council tax (band C)
Hartlepool	643
Kirklees	635
Lowest 10 authorities
Westminster	218
Wellingborough	261
Wandsworth	306
Isles of Scilly	358
City of London	368
Hambleton	396
Tewkesbury	398
Rochester upon Medway	402
South Cambridgeshire	408
Teesdale	409