§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money was collected in 2003–04 from businesses in(a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in non-domestic rates; and how much was passed on to (i) Lancashire county council and (ii) Chorley council. [157733]
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§ Mr. RaynsfordA total of £236,019,772 was collected in non-domestic rates from businesses in Lancashire in 2003–04 of which £16,592,430 was collected in Chorley.
The revenue collected from the national non-domestic rates is re-distributed to all local authorities on the basis of domestic population, rather than on the amount raised in the local authority area. In the case of Lancashire, £304,417,378 was passed on to Lancashire county council and Chorley council received £3,508,4937.