Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 69682

Council Tax

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister during the oral question on council tax of 9 July 2025, Official Report, Column 939, what the evidential basis for t

Answer

Jim McMahon

The government is not responsible for council tax levels, which are decided by local authorities, taking account of their local circumstances. The government does set referendum principles on these increases. Referendum principles strike a balance between...

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