AQW 37958/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Finance and Personnel

To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his estimation of the revenue that would be generated from a 1 per cent increase in the regional rate in the next financial year.

Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 24 October 2014

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Tabled
24 October 2014
Answer due by
10 November 2014
Answered
28 November 201435 days after tabling
Department
Department of Finance
Priority question
No

Answer

It is likely that in the region of at least £7m additional revenue would result from a 1% increase to regional rate revenue.

Almost the same amount of additional revenue would result from a 1% increase to district rate revenue when estimated at a Northern Ireland level.

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