A review of alternatives for local government finance
Sandilands, Roger (1985) A review of alternatives for local government finance. Quarterly Economic Commentary, 11 (2). pp. 70-73. ISSN 0306-7866
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Abstract
Members of the present Government, including Mrs Thatcher, have in the past expressed their determination to scrap the present system of local rates. This determination appeared to be strengthened earlier in the year by the political storm that blew up over the rates revaluation in Scotland. Revaluation in Scotland had already been delayed two years beyond the normal statutory 5-year period and the delay only served to make an even larger jump in rateable values inevitable. The storm was the greater because the last revaluation in England and Wales was in 1973. This economic perspective reviews the present rating system and considers the alternatives which have been proposed by Government.
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Item type: Article ID code: 51840 Dates: DateEventNovember 1985PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Economic Theory
Social Sciences > Public Finance
Political Science > Local government Municipal governmentDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Economics
Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander InstituteDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 23 Feb 2015 09:54 Last modified: 05 Jul 2024 00:57 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51840