Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61335

Council Tax

Tabled: 19 June 2025

Answered: 26 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to enable upper-tier councils to increase council tax bills by a set amount rather than a fixed percentage through future reviews of local government funding.

Answer

Jim McMahon

As an important part of local democracy and accountability, it is for individual councils to set their own level of council tax. The Spending Review assumed 5% council tax increases over the period made up of a 3% core referendum principle and a 2% adult ...

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