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Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Answer

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on what annual data in respect of (a) population and (b) council tax base he has based his calculations of standard spending assessment and revenue support grant for the financial year 2002-03. [21879] Dr. Whitehead: The provisional calculation of Standard Spending Assessments (SSAs) for 2002-03 use the Registrar General's estimates of mid-2000 population as provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). For the council tax base, the figures used in the provisional calculation are based on Valuation Office Agency valuation lists as at 16 October 2001, taking account of information on council tax discounts and exemptions as at 1 November 2000, based on CTB1 returns for November 2000. For the calculation for the final settlement for 2002-03, we expect to use figures based on Valuation Office Agency valuation lists as at 16 October 2001, taking account of information on discounts and exemptions as at 1 November 2001, based on CTB1 returns for November 2001. A table showing population (rounded to the nearest 100 persons) and council tax base for all English local authorities has been placed in the House of Commons Library. All the data used in the provisional calculations are now on the Local Government Finance website at: www.local.dtlr.gov.uk/finance/ssa/ssa0203.htm

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

376 c800-1W; 21879

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Council tax Finance Population Revenue support grant Standard spending assessments

Link

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