Written Question·Treasury·UIN 59314
Local Government Finance
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.74 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether the 3.1% annual growth figure for local authority spending power assumes all councils increase core council tax by 3%
Answer
Darren JonesTable 5.17 of the Spending Review 2025 document refers to an estimated average annual real-terms growth rate for Local Authority (LA) Core Spending Power of 3.1% per year from 2023-24 to 2028-29. The approach to council tax within these estimates is in li...
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