Written question asked by Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 November 1987. It was answered by Lord Howard of Lympne (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 November 1987 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

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Untitled Written question

Question

If the community charge per adult in Lancaster were to be #190 p.a., what would be the rate of local income tax required to raise an equivalent overall sum assuming that taxpayers in Lancaster are on a similar tax base to taxpayers in Lancashire as a whole for persons earning #100 per week & on the average national wage.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

121 c854-5W;121 c845W

Session

1987-88

Subjects

Community charge Local government finance Tax yields Lancashire Average earnings Local income tax Lancaster

Contains statistics

Yes