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Council Tax

Commons · Question 23909 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.1.6 of his Department’s policy paper entitled Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles, published on 18 December 2024, whether the

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 21 Jan 2025

No. Average council tax will not be the assumed council tax metric in the proposed funding reforms. Rather, the consultation proposes the government will take into account the tax base in each authority (i.e. the number of dwellings liable for council tax...