§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each district council in Wales and for Wales as a whole(a) the total amount of community charge collected in respect of 1992–93, (b) the total amount of council tax collected in respect of 1993–94 and (c) the corresponding proportions of (a) and (b) as a percentage of the total collective amounts.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is given in the following table. Around £800 million of community charge for the period 1990–91 to 1992–93 had been received by 31 March 1994, 95 per cent. of the total amount collectable. It is not possible to estimate what proportion of this relates to 1992–93. Some authorities have estimated 1992–93 collection rates because of difficulty in separating receipts for 1992–93 from receipts for earlier years.
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Community charge/council tax collection, by authority Estimated receipts of 1992–93 Community charge Receipts of 1993–94 Council tax £000 1at 31 March 1993 As a percentage of the full amount to be collected £000 2at 31 March 1994 As a percentage of the full amount to be collected Rhondda 3,531 88 4,260 95 Rhymney Valley 7,335 88 6,403 94 Taff Ely 7,842 87 7,728 95 Brecknock 3,528 95 4,551 98 Montgomeryshire 4,213 93 5,335 96 Radnorshire 2,082 95 2,490 96 Cardiff 21,093 85 22,663 92 Vale of Glamorgan 9,667 92 11,097 96 Lliw Valley 4,699 93 5,949 96 Neath 4,708 89 6,125 95 Port Talbot 3,425 89 4,091 94 Swansea 15,526 90 17,312 95 Wales 222,897 89 254,019 94 Source:
Local Authority returns
1Net of all deductions on Community Charge bills including Community Charge Reduction Scheme and Community Charge Benefit.
2 Net of all deductions on Council Tax bills including Council Tax Benefit.
3Council Tax bills were not issued until May 1993, which may have affected the overall collection rate for the year.