Council Tax: Greater Manchester
Commons · Question 109620 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
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
Answered by Alison McGovern, 23 Feb 2026
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...