Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109620

Council Tax: Greater Manchester

Tabled: 29 January 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the core spending power figures of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026 to 2027, published on 17 December 2025, for what reason his Departme

Answer

Alison McGovern

As part of the government’s calculation of Core Spending Power we assume each authority’s council tax base increases in line with the average annual growth in their council tax base between 2021-22 and 2025-26. This is in line with the approach in previou...

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