Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113733

Council Tax: Greater London

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 109623 on Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what the assumed increases in Band D council tax are

Answer

Alison McGovern

The government believes it is right to continue to calculate Core Spending Power in line with the approach used at previous Settlements. This includes an assumption that authorities increase their Band D council tax by the maximum allowed within any counc...

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