Rateable Values

Mr. Beaney
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will give the estimated totals of rateable value on which are based the percentage figures given in the table on page 4 of Command Paper No. 1663 showing the expected change in the rate burden after the revaluation for rates in 1963.

Dr. Hill
The figures are as follows: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Houses                                                                     |
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|Dwellings combined with other properties                                   |
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|Industry and freight-transport                                             |
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|Electricity, gas, water and Crown                                          |
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|Shops, offices and other properties assessed to gross value                |
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|Other properties assessed direct to net annual value (sports grounds, etc.)|
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