Council Tax Mr. Richards To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide details of the council tax set by local authorities in Wales for 1993–94. Mr. David Hunt The average council tax for a band C property set by local authorities in Wales for 1993–94 is £292. This is before account is taken of exemptions and discount under the new system. Around two-thirds of properties in Wales are within band C and the lower valuation bands A and B. Details of the band C council tax set by each county and district council in Wales are in the following table: ------------------- | | ------------------- |Meirionnydd | ------------------- |Ynys Môn | ------------------- |Cynon Valley | ------------------- |Merthyr Tydfil | ------------------- |Ogwr | ------------------- |Rhondda | ------------------- |Rhymney Valley | ------------------- |Taff Ely | ------------------- |Brocknock | ------------------- |Montgomeryshire | ------------------- |Radnorshire | ------------------- |Cardiff | ------------------- |Vale of Glamorgan| ------------------- |Port Talbot | ------------------- |Lliw Valley | ------------------- |Neath | ------------------- |Swansea | ------------------- |Wales | -------------------