Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 115425
Local Government Finance
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have forecast a structural budget deficit beyond 2026–27 at the same time as applying the maximum council tax increase; and what assessment he has made
Answer
Alison McGovernThe recent Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. Our reforms are delivering a fairer Settlement which puts funding where it is needed most. Before our reforms, only around a...
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