EFFECT OF THE GENERAL REVALUATION ON RATES
ON MAIN PROPERTY CLASSES



 
  1999-2000
 
Property Type Average Reduction in Savings
 
 
Rateable
Value
Rates
Payment
(6)
 
  % %
 $ per
month
       
Small Domestic Premises(1)
(Private)
-17 
 
-7.4  
 
24
 
Medium Domestic Premises(1)
(Private)
-21
 
-12.2     95
Large Domestic Premises(1)
(Private)
-20
 
-11.3     209  
Public Domestic Premises(2)
 
-20 -10.9     20
All Domestic Premises(3)
 
-18 -9.2   31
Shops and Commercial Premises
 
-15 -5.3   90
Offices
 
-27 -18.8     355  
Industrial Premises(4)
 
-22 -13.5     132  
All Non-domestic Premises(5)
 
-15 -5.4   91
All Properties
 
-17 -7.5   40
 
(1) Domestic units are classified by relation to saleable areas as below:
Small domestic up to 69.9 m2 (up to 752 sq. ft.)
Medium domestic 70 m2 to 99.9 m2 (753 sq. ft. - 1 075 sq. ft.)
Large domestic
 
100 m2 and over
 
(1 076 sq. ft. and above)
 
(2) Including Housing Authority and Housing Society rental units

(3) Including car parking spaces

(4) Including factories and storage premises

(5) Including miscellaneous premises such as hotels, cinemas, petrol filling stations, schools, car parking spaces

(6) The effects of the rates rebates in 1998-99 and in 1999-2000 have not been taken into account


 

EFFECT OF THE RATES REBATE
ON MAIN PROPERTY CLASSES


  1999-2000
 
 
Property Type
Average Rates
Payment Per
Quarter after
Revaluation
Average Rebate Amount
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
Small Domestic Premises(1)
(Private)
906 453
Medium Domestic Premises(1)
(Private)
2,052    1,026   
Large Domestic Premises(1)
(Private)
4,908    2,454   
Public Domestic Premises(2)
 
489 245
All Domestic Premises(3)
 
918 459
Shops and Commercial Premises
 
4,785    2,393   
Offices
 
4,605    2,303   
Industrial Premises(4)
 
2,532    1,266   
All Non-domestic Premises(5)
 
4,755    2,378   
All Properties
 
1,482    741
 

(1) Domestic units are classified by relation to saleable areas as below:
Small domestic up to 69.9 m2 (up to 752 sq. ft.)
Medium domestic 70 m2 to 99.9 m2 (753 sq. ft. - 1 075 sq. ft.)
Large domestic
 
100 m2 and over
 
(1 076 sq. ft. and above)
 
(2) Including Housing Authority and Housing Society rental units

(3) Including car parking spaces

(4) Including factories and storage premises

(5) Including miscellaneous premises such as hotels, cinemas, petrol filling stations, schools, car parking spaces


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