Council Tax
Commons · Question 15684 · Tabled 22 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislating to enable local authorities in England to adjust council tax rates by increasing them for higher-band proper
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 27 Nov 2024
The government does not have any plans to reform council tax. In line with OBR forecasts made under the previous government, the government will maintain a core 3% referendum principle and a 2% adult social care precept in 2025-26.