§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the United States Customs Service signed a Declaration of Principles to implement the Container Security Initiative today, 9 December. Detailed guidance on how the Initiative will be implemented and on deployment of US Customs Officers at UK ports will be agreed in the New Year. A copy of the Declaration has been placed in the Library.
National non-domestic rates—calculation of Distributable Amount for 2003–04 £million 2000–01 Provisional Outturn 2001–02 Provisional Outturn 2002–03 Provisional Outturn 2003–04 Estimated in-year contribution 1. Income from local lists Multiplier (p) 41.6 43.0 43.7 44.4 Gross Yield 16,190 16,955 17,230 17,471 (i) Reliefs (a) Net Transitional Relief -943 -499 -209 -193 (b) Empty Properties -970 -1,045 -1,054 -1,070 (c) Charitable -539 -582 -600 -609 (d) Rural Shops & Post Offices -2 -5 -6 -6 (e) Discretionary -34 -43 -39 -39 Net Yield after reliefs 13,701 14,781 15,323 15,554 (ii)Collection Costs/reductions to contributions (a) Cost of collection -85 -84 -84 -84 (b) Losses on collection -116 -93 -134 -140 (c) City of London offset -7 -7 -7 -7 Total contribution in respect of year 13,494 14,598 15,099 15,324 (iii)Repayments/interest payments Total adjustments -615 -345 -311 -342 Net Local Yield 12,880 14,253 14,788 14,982 2. Income from Central List Net Central List Yield 868 1,049 1,063 1,081 3. Income from Crown List Contribution in Aid Net Crown Yield 9 12 12 12 Total NDR Yield 13,757 15,313 15,862 16,075 4. Exchequer Total Exchequer Contributions 415 262 41 111 Total NNDR pool payments (1+2+3+4) 14,172 15,575 15,903 16,186 5. Adjustments Surplus brought forward 929 -302 137 -586 Combined total 15,101 15,274 16,041 15,600