Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 15684
Council Tax
Tabled: 22 November 2024
Answered: 27 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislating to enable local authorities in England to adjust council tax rates by increasing them for higher-band proper
Answer
Jim McMahonThe government does not have any plans to reform council tax. In line with OBR forecasts made under the previous government, the government will maintain a core 3% referendum principle and a 2% adult social care precept in 2025-26.